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For investors and landlords: the records that decide whether a home can be rented, and how
Whether a home may be rented, as what, and under which licence is a matter of by-law and statute. OfferDue states what each says, city by city, and gives no advice on returns or on a tenancy.
Page reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Each entry lists its sources with their data dates.
1Can it be rented, and how
Rental licensing, short-term rental by-laws, home-business rules and the Residential Tenancies Act's rent rule, from our tables and the Act.
2Units on record
Registered second units, permits on file and the City's mapping of the building.
- What building permits are on record for the home?Permits and renovations
- Are there planning applications on file for the home itself?Applications for this address
- How big is the building, according to the City's mapping?Building size from City maps
- How big is the lot, according to the City's mapping?Lot size from City maps
3Holding costs and the area
Tax and water rates, the area price records, and what is changing nearby.
- What is the residential property tax rate?Property tax rate · in the free check
- What do water and sewer cost here?Water and sewer rates
- What did owners in the neighbourhood say their homes were worth?Home values in the area
- Which way are new-home prices moving in the metropolitan area?Price trend · in the free check
- What development applications are active near the home?Development applications within 300 m
- Is the home in a Major Transit Station Area?Transit station area
4The report, ordered with a landlord's picks
Pick the rental, extra-unit, zoning, permit and tax dealbreakers on the order form and the summary leads with them; the rest of the checks follow.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. Records change and can be incomplete, and this page describes the records, not any particular home. What we cover, city by city.