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Who helps with a home in Fort Erie
The kinds of business a home in Fort Erie needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.
6 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.
Local rules on this page6 of 7
About 1.90% 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
Fort Erie zoning by-law 129-90 s.6.43: permits up to two accessory dwelling units with a single-detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling in a residential zone inside the urban boundary on full municipal water and sewer, both inside or one inside and one detached, each up to 40% of the main dwelling's floor area or 100 m², with one parking space each (tandem allowed).
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
- Fire separation and egress windows
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Architects
- Basement finishing
- General contractors and renovators
Source: Fort Erie by-law 129-90 s.6.43 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Trees
30 cm across: the trunk size the line below names
Fort Erie by-law 27-2026: a Town permit is needed to injure or remove a private tree 30 cm or more in diameter at 1.37 m inside the urban boundary, a tree over 10 cm in the Natural Heritage System, a designated heritage tree, or a tree of any size on land with a pending planning application; woodlands of one hectare or more fall under Niagara Region's Woodland Conservation By-law.
- Tree services and arborists
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
Source: Fort Erie by-law 27-2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
Fort Erie by-law 102-2024: a short-term rental of 30 days or less needs a Town licence ($750 for one or two bedrooms, $1,250 for three); dedicated rentals are permitted only in listed commercial, mixed-use, R2B and some waterfront zones, owner-occupied ones (one per property, owner present) in listed residential, rural and agricultural zones, with at most three bedrooms and eight guests.
Source: Fort Erie by-law 102-2024 · 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
Fort Erie zoning by-law 129-90 s.6.8: permits a home occupation in any dwelling in a zone that permits dwellings, run by the occupants with at most one non-resident employee, using no more than 25% of the dwelling and accessory structures or 40 m², whichever is less, with one extra parking space, no outside display or sale of goods and no open storage; automotive uses, kennels, restaurants and taverns are among the uses not permitted.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Fort Erie by-law 129-90 s.6.8 · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Water and sewer rates
Town of Fort Erie, 2026 residential rates: water $1.960 and wastewater $3.250 per m³ for bills issued after 1 February 2026; monthly base charges of $29.56 water and $48.49 wastewater for a meter under 25 mm.
Source: Town of Fort Erie, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
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Property tax
1.90%of assessed value, 2026
0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)10th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
The 2026 residential property tax rate in Fort Erie is 1.895328% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.803606%), the Niagara Region rates (0.938722%: 0.774131% general, 0.071087% waste management and 0.093504% transit) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Fort Erie 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. The rules not shown here aren't in our tables yet: the municipality's site has its by-laws. 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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