Brampton: questions buyers ask about the records
Each page names the public record that answers one question, where to read it yourself, and which OfferDue check reads it. What the records show, never advice.
Sources checked October 28, 2026
Brampton at a glance
The town's local rules as pictures, from our hand-kept tables of its by-laws and pages and from its flood page. Each tile opens the page with the full wording, its source and the date we checked it.
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Property tax
1.25% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)17th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 3 homes on a lot
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Trees
30 cm across: the trunk size the rule names
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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
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Toronto and Region authorityjoinsCentral Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
Credit Valley authorityjoinsWestern Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 15%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
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Water and sewer bills
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
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Rental licensing
- A licence for rented homes across the city
- Extra units must be registered
Is a Brampton address inside Ontario's Greenbelt?
The Province's Greenbelt boundary and land-use maps, published with the Greenbelt Plan and as open data.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Brampton home?
Two provincial records: the Find Pits and Quarries map of licensed and permitted aggregate sites, and the petroleum wells dataset of wells drilled for oil, gas, salt or underground storage.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find mapped railways, power lines and pipelines near a Brampton home?
The Ontario Railway Network and the Ontario Utility Line dataset: provincial mapping of tracks and crossings, and of power lines, pipelines and other utility lines.
In the free check and the full report.
What records explain second units, third units and garden suites at a Brampton home?
The City's additional residential unit page, Zoning By-law 270-2004 and the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 14-2026, which is under appeal, with the City's zoning maps.
In the free check and the full report.
What does Brampton's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
The City's Tree Preservation By-law 317-2012 and its Woodlot Conservation By-law, as summarised on the City's tree regulations page.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Brampton?
Short-Term Rental By-law 165-2021 (as amended by By-laws 47-2026 and 106-2026), as explained on the City's short-term rental page, and the City's Municipal Accommodation Tax By-law 106-2023.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Brampton's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The City's 2026 tax rates page, which lists the residential rate by part: City of Brampton, Region of Peel and education.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a Brampton address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's Regulated Area Search and Credit Valley Conservation's regulation and floodplain map viewers, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Brampton
Every kind of business a home needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date it was checked.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. Records change and can be incomplete, and these pages describe the records, not any particular home. What we cover, city by city.