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Chatham-Kent: questions buyers ask

What public rules cover short-term rentals in Chatham-Kent?

The Municipality's short-term dwelling rentals page and its Business Licensing By-law 65-2026, which licenses a Rental Dwelling Unit, Large.

Sources checked October 29, 2026

Chatham-Kent

The rule in Chatham-Kent

Chatham-Kent by-law 65-2026: short-term rentals are not licensed except those offering five or more bedrooms, which need a Rental Dwelling Unit, Large business licence.

From Chatham-Kent by-law 65-2026, checked 29 Oct 2026

  1. The recordShort-term rentals
  2. Where to read itShort-Term Dwelling Rentals; Business Licensing By-law 65-2026 and 1 more
  3. The free check reads itPick “Rental and short-term rental rules”

What the record shows

The Municipality's page says it does not currently license short-term rentals, except short-term rentals offering five bedrooms or more, which need a Rental Dwelling Unit, Large business licence. By-law 65-2026 defines that as a dwelling unit with five or more bedrooms rented as a single housekeeping unit or by the room. The page also sets out the history: a public survey in the summer of 2022, and reports to Council in September 2022 and April 2024 on options and costs.

Separately, under Rental Renovation Licence By-law 68-2026, a landlord needs a licence from the Municipality before an eviction for renovations when an N13 notice is served on or after 1 October 2026. The by-laws are the public rule. Whether a particular home is rented, and how, is a separate question.

Where to read it yourself

What OfferDue covers in Chatham-Kent

Rental and short-term rental rules is in the free check as a summary of the Municipality's by-law, from our hand-kept table, linked to the Municipality'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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