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Who helps with a home in Aurora
The kinds of business a home in Aurora needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.
7 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.
Local rules on this page7 of 7
About 0.87% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 29 Oct 2026).
The local rules the work runs into
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Extra units
Up to 3 homes on a lot, as the line below puts it
Aurora zoning by-law 6660-24: permits up to three units on a residential lot, the main home with one or two units inside it, or one inside and one detached ancillary unit; every additional unit must be registered with the Town, and second suites are not permitted in an Environmental Protection zone.
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
- Fire separation and egress windows
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Architects
- Basement finishing
- General contractors and renovators
Source: Aurora by-law 6660-24 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Trees
Aurora by-law 5850-16: a Town permit, decided by Council, is needed to remove more than two trees over 20 cm in diameter (at about 1.4 m) in 12 months, or two per 0.25 ha on larger lots, and for any heritage tree or tree in a heritage district; a permit is valid for one year.
- Tree services and arborists
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
Source: Aurora by-law 5850-16 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Aurora By-law 6660-24: every additional residential unit must be registered with the Town, each one separately, for the fee in the Fees and Charges By-law.
Source: Aurora by-law By-law 6660-24 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
Aurora by-law 6426-22: a Town licence is needed to rent a home for 28 days or less; licences last one year after an inspection, cover the whole home or up to three bedrooms, need an off-street parking space for each rented bedroom, and carry demerit points.
Source: Aurora by-law 6426-22 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
Aurora zoning by-law 6000-17 s.4.6: permits a home occupation entirely within the dwelling or permitted accessory buildings, clearly secondary to the home, with at most one employee who lives elsewhere and no mechanical equipment beyond domestic use, using at most 25% of the floor area and never more than 45 m²; where the house has a second suite, in only one unit.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Aurora by-law 6000-17 s.4.6 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Water and sewer rates
- A bill every three months
- A stormwater charge of its own
Town of Aurora, 2026 residential rates: water $2.78 and wastewater $3.28 per m³ ($6.06 combined) from 1 May 2026, billed quarterly; a residential stormwater charge of $18.35 per unit a month ($55.05 a quarter).
Source: Town of Aurora, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Property tax
0.87%of assessed value, 2026
0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)7th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
The 2026 residential property tax rate in Aurora is 0.873953% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.328541%), the Region of York rate (0.392412%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Aurora tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Summarised from the municipality's own by-laws and pages; the by-law is the authoritative text. An OfferDue report reads these and the address's own records for one home.
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The home team, by moment
Thinking about it
4 kinds
Getting ready to sell
16 kinds
- Home stagers
- Real estate photographers and video
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Painters
- Handyman services
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Pre-listing home inspectors
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Storage
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Flooring
- Tree services and arborists
- Interior designers
- Yard clean-up
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Professional organizers
Searching and financing
5 kinds
The offer and its conditions
16 kinds
- Real estate agents and brokerages
- Mortgage brokers and agents
- Bank and credit union mortgage specialists
- Home inspectors
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Pest inspection
- Land surveyors
- Appraisers
- Home insurance brokers
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Real estate lawyers
- Oil tank removal
- Structural engineers
Closing and moving
15 kinds
- Deep cleaning before a listing
- Junk removal and decluttering
- Moving companies
- Storage
- Relocation services
- Home insurance brokers
- Real estate lawyers
- Locksmiths
- Move-in and move-out cleaning
- Utilities and internet
- Tenant insurance
- Security and alarm systems
- Home watch and house sitting
- Professional organizers
- Senior moves and downsizing
The first 90 days
23 kinds
- Handyman services
- Wood stove and fireplace (WETT) inspections
- Sewer and drain camera inspections
- Radon testing
- Well water testing
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Water softeners and treatment
- Security and alarm systems
- Appliance repair and installation
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- Oil tank removal
- EV charger installation
- Asbestos and mould removal
- Flood and fire restoration
- Pest control
Making it yours
35 kinds
- Painters
- Land surveyors
- Heating and air conditioning
- Plumbers
- Backwater valves and sump pumps
- Basement waterproofing
- Radon mitigation
- Electricians and electrical contractors
- Energy advisors (EnerGuide)
- General contractors and renovators
- Kitchen renovation
- Bathroom renovation
- Basement finishing
- Flooring
- Roofing
- Windows and doors
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Insulation and air sealing
- Drywall and plaster
- Carpentry and cabinetry
- Masonry and brick repair
- Concrete and foundation repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Tree services and arborists
- Demolition and excavation
- Architects
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Structural engineers
- Interior designers
- Permit help and zoning consultants
- Solar panels and batteries
- EV charger installation
- Garage doors
- Asbestos and mould removal
Adding a unit or renting it out
11 kinds
Living there
22 kinds
- Handyman services
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Septic inspection and pumping
- Heating and air conditioning
- Duct cleaning
- Chimney sweeps
- Plumbers
- Appliance repair and installation
- Roofing
- Eavestroughs, siding and soffits
- Masonry and brick repair
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Tree services and arborists
- Garage doors
- Flood and fire restoration
- Lawn care
- Snow removal
- Yard clean-up
- House cleaning
- Pest control
- Window and gutter cleaning
- Home watch and house sitting
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