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To rent your residential property, you need a rental property business licence. Even if you hire a property manager.
Choose from three types of licences based on:
- How long you'll rent your residence
- If you live there
Short-term rentals
Rent the home you live in for less than 30 days at a time.
Bed and breakfasts
Rent up to 2 rooms in the home you live in for less than 30 days at a time, and include breakfast.
Long-term rentals
Rent a residential property you own, including an investment property, for 30 days or more at a time.
Contact us about business licences
Location and mailing address
Development and Building Services Centre
Ground floor
515 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5Z 4A8
Phone
3-1-1
(604-873-7000 outside Vancouver)
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
8:30am to 4:30pm
Tuesday, Thursday
8:30am to 4:00pm
See when your queue number is called
Free 2-hour parking
West 10th Ave parking lot,
between Cambie and Yukon
