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Is your home eligible to have a short-term rental?

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Do you operate a short-term rental?

Effective September 1, 2018, all short-term rental operators in Vancouver must have a business licence and include their licence number in all online listings and advertising, or they may be subject to fines up to $1,000 per offence.

General

Single-family homes

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Yes, starting April 19, 2018, you can rent the bedroom short-term if:
1. You have a valid short-term rental business licence
2. Your landlord allows short-term rentals, if you rent
3. Your strata bylaws allow short-term rentals, if your residence has a strata council
Read the business license requirements, then apply
No, you can't rent the home short-term because it's not your principal residence.

Instead, you can rent the home long-term for periods of 30 days or more at a time, with a valid long-term rental business licence. Renting the home more than six months per year means you don't have to pay the Empty Homes Tax.

Apply for a long-term rental business licence
Yes, starting April 19, 2018, you can rent the bedroom or whole home short-term if:
1. You have a valid short-term rental business licence
2. Your strata bylaws allow short-term rentals, if your residence has a strata council
Read the business license requirements, then apply

Condos and apartments

Secondary suites, basement suites, and laneway homes

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No, you can't rent the basement suite short-term because it's not your principal residence.

Instead, you can:
- Rent the home long-term for periods of 30 days or more at a time, with a valid long-term rental business licence
- Allow your long-term tenant to rent the home short-term with a valid short-term rental business licence because it's their principal residence
Apply for a long-term rental business licence

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short.term.rentals@vancouver.ca

Is your home eligible to have a short-term rental?

Do you operate a short-term rental?

General

You previously listed and operated a short-term rental before the regulations were in full effect on August 31, 2018. You have since removed your online listing, but are still operating for bookings received before the August 31, 2018 deadline

I have several properties that I would like to use as short-term rentals in Vancouver. Can I use the same licence for all properties?

I would like to have my short-term rental business in my company’s name – is this allowed?

Single-family homes

You own or rent your home, and want to rent a spare bedroom short-term

You own a second home that's often empty and want to rent it short-term

You own a second home that's already rented long-term and want to rent it short-term instead

You own and live in your home, and want to rent a spare bedroom or the whole home short-term when you're away

You live in a house with three extra bedrooms and want to rent each of those bedrooms out separately on the same licence

Condos and apartments

You own a furnished condo that you don’t live in, and want to advertise it online and rent it out for a month at a time

You rent and live in an apartment unit, and want to rent it short-term when you're away

Secondary suites, basement suites, and laneway homes

You own a home with a self-contained basement suite (with its own kitchen and bathroom) and want to rent it short-term

You own a laneway house that you keep available for family and friends, and want to rent it short-term

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