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What public rules cover short-term rentals in Brantford?
Schedule A-15 of the City's Business Licensing by-law (Municipal Code Chapter 326, added by By-law 28-2022), section 3.28 of Zoning By-law 124-2024, and Municipal Accommodation Tax By-law 213-2023.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
The rule in Brantford
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Only a home someone lives in
Brantford by-law 28-2022: every short-term rental (stays of up to 28 consecutive days) must be registered with the City for $50 a year and operated by people whose principal residence it is; a 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies to hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts, including rooms sold online.
From Brantford by-law 28-2022, checked 29 Oct 2026
- The recordShort-term rentals
- Where to read itBusiness licensing; Municipal Code Chapter 326 and 2 more
- The free check reads itPick “Rental and short-term rental rules”
What the record shows
The City's business licensing page says all short-term rental accommodations must be registered with the City, and defines one as a dwelling unit, or part of one, offered to the travelling public for at most 28 consecutive days per stay, not counting a bed and breakfast, lodging house or group home; the fee is $50 a year. Schedule A-15 asks for the owner's details, the maximum number of guests, an operator questionnaire and a statement covering insurance and good-neighbour responsibilities. Section 3.28 of the zoning by-law permits a short-term rental in zones that permit homes, operated by the people whose principal residence it is, not on the same lot as a bed and breakfast, and with one more parking space per bedroom where a unit has four or more bedrooms.
Since 1 March 2024, under By-law 213-2023, a 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies to hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts, including rooms sold online, for stays of 29 nights or less. The by-laws are the public rule. Whether a particular home is registered is a separate question.
Where to read it yourself
- Business licensing: the City's page: short-term rental registration and the $50 fee
- Municipal Code Chapter 326: the licensing by-law with Schedule A-15, Short Term Rental Accommodations (PDF)
- Zoning By-law 124-2024: section 3.28, Short-Term Accommodations (PDF)
- Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT): By-law 213-2023 and the four per cent rate
What OfferDue covers in Brantford
Rental and short-term rental rules is in the free check as a summary of the City's by-law, from our hand-kept table, linked to the City's page. The full report adds the home-business rule. Neither says how a given home is used.
Free check: pick “Rental and short-term rental rules” See the sample report
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