Windsor: 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
Windsor 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
2.10% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)3rd highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 3 homes on a lot
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Only a home someone lives in
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Essex Region authorityjoinsWestern Lake Erie Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
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Water and sewer bills
- A stormwater charge of its own
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Windsor 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 Windsor 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 additional dwelling units at a Windsor home?
Section 5.99.80 of Zoning By-law 8600 and Chapter 6 of the Official Plan, as summarised on the City's additional dwelling units page.
In the free check and the full report.
Does Windsor need a permit to remove a tree on a private lot?
The City's Trees on Highways By-law 135-2004 and Parks By-law 131-2019 for City-owned trees, and the City's Urban Forest Management Plan questions page on private trees.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Windsor?
The City's Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law 115-2022, as amended by By-law 45-2026, and the City's Municipal Accommodation Tax page.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Windsor's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The City's table of residential tax rates, with the municipal, education and total rate for each year from 2006 to 2026.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a Windsor address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Essex Region Conservation Authority's online mapping tool and its Limit of Regulated Area, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Windsor
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.