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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.

Sources checked October 28, 2026

Windsor

The rule in Windsor

  • A licence, permit or registration is needed
  • Only a home someone lives in

Windsor by-law 115-2022: short-term rentals are limited to the operator's principal residence, with a City licence.

From Windsor by-law 115-2022, checked 5 Oct 2026

  1. The recordShort-term rentals
  2. Where to read itShort-Term Rental; By-law 115-2022 and 1 more
  3. The free check reads itPick “Rental and short-term rental rules”

What the record shows

By-law 115-2022 defines a short-term rental as all or part of a dwelling unit used for temporary accommodation for not more than 29 consecutive days, not counting hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts. No one may carry on business as a short-term rental owner without a City licence, and an applicant must be an individual with permanent residency in Canada whose principal residence is the property, in an area that permits residential uses. The City's page lists proof of principal residence, insurance and a criminal record check among the documents, a notarised letter from the condominium corporation for a condo unit, and a renewal deadline of 30 November each year.

Every licensed owner must also register to collect the Municipal Accommodation Tax, which the City's page puts at 6% from 1 April 2025 on stays of 30 days or less. The by-law is the public rule; whether a particular home holds a licence is a separate question.

Where to read it yourself

What OfferDue covers in Windsor

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 confirms a licence for a given home.

Free check: pick “Rental and short-term rental rules” See the sample report

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