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Who helps with a home in Oshawa
The kinds of business a home in Oshawa 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 1.58% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 6 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
Oshawa zoning by-law 60-94: permits three units, with at most one in an accessory building (sections 5.1 and 5.12); additional units must be registered with the City.
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
- Fire separation and egress windows
- Building designers (BCIN)
- Architects
- Basement finishing
- General contractors and renovators
Source: Oshawa by-law 60-94 · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Trees
Oshawa: the City's by-law covers trees on City property; Durham Region By-law 30-2020 requires a permit to clear-cut woodland of 1 hectare or more, and the City has no other private-tree rule on its trees page.
- Tree services and arborists
- Landscaping and curb appeal
- Decks, fences and sheds
- Pools and hot tubs
- Garden suite and laneway house builders
Source: Oshawa · checked 6 Oct 2026
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Rental licensing
- A licence for some rented homes (by area, size or type)
- Extra units must be registered
Oshawa Business Licensing By-law 122-2024, Schedule P: a residential rental housing licence is required around Durham College and Ontario Tech University (Class A: $275 plus $75 a bedroom, and a $50 application fee); two-unit houses must be registered citywide.
Source: Oshawa by-law Business Licensing By-law 122-2024, Schedule P · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Only a home someone lives in
- Up to 180 a year
Oshawa by-law 122-2024, Schedule Q: short-term rentals need a City licence and are limited to the operator's principal residence, for stays under 28 consecutive days and up to 180 days a year; a 5% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies.
Source: Oshawa by-law 122-2024, Schedule Q · checked 28 Oct 2026
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
Oshawa zoning by-law 60-94 s.5.3: permits a home occupation run by residents in their principal residence, inside the home or an attached garage, using at most 25% of the floor area and 28 m², with at most three clients present at once, no outdoor storage or display, and retail sales only of what is made or repaired on site; a home food business needs a City licence.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Oshawa by-law 60-94 s.5.3 · checked 5 Oct 2026
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Water and sewer rates
Durham Region, 2026 residential rates: residential use billed at first-block rates of $1.431 water and $2.355 sewer per m³; monthly charges of $24.04 water (17–19 mm meter) and $9.25 sewer, from 1 January 2026.
Source: Durham Region, 2026 rate schedule · checked 6 Oct 2026
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Property tax
1.58%of assessed value, 2026
0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)27th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
The 2026 residential property tax rate in Oshawa is 1.575342% of assessed value. It includes the City rate (0.659196%), the Region of Durham rate (0.763146%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Oshawa tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 6 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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