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Which rental fits your Burnaby home?

In Burnaby, one rule decides most of this: nightly stays are only allowed in your principal residence, for up to 90 nights a year. Any other home can still be rented furnished for 90 days or more, or long term.

Up to 90 nights a year

Short-term

The highest income opportunity

Investment condo? No. Principal residence only.

Mid-term

Furnished income, far fewer turnovers

Investment condo? Yes, subject to your strata’s bylaws.

Long-term

Consistent, predictable income

Investment condo? Yes.

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Burnaby rules, in plain language

Open any topic for the detail. We check all of it before anything is listed.

Short-term rentals (nightly stays)Principal residence only, up to 90 nights a year. No tenants or suites. +

Only the homeowner’s principal residence can be licensed. The provincial principal residence requirement applies too.
Tenants cannot be licensed, even with the landlord’s permission.
Up to 90 nights a year, and only 28 of them with the whole home while you are away.
Suites, accessory buildings, and purpose-built rentals are not eligible. A house with a suite qualifies only while the suite is rented long term.
A strata home needs written permission from the strata council.
Hosts also register with the Province, and the licence number goes on every listing.

Sources: City of Burnaby: Short-term rentals · City of Burnaby: Zoning Bylaw · City of Burnaby: Business Licence Bylaw · Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement · Province of British Columbia: Short-term rental registration

Stays of 90 days or moreNot a short-term rental. No City licence, no nightly cap. +

A furnished stay of 90 days or more, on a written tenancy agreement, is a residential tenancy, so the Residential Tenancy Act applies. Burnaby’s short-term rules cover temporary stays for travellers, and its Zoning Bylaw treats a tenant of 30 consecutive days or more as long term.

BC’s short-term rules cover only stays of less than 90 consecutive days, and a stay booked for 90 days or more stays outside them even if it ends early unexpectedly. Your strata bylaws still matter, so we read them first.

Sources: City of Burnaby: Zoning Bylaw · City of Burnaby: Business Licence Bylaw · Province of British Columbia: Short-term rental definitions

Empty homes and the speculation taxNo City empty homes tax. The Province’s speculation and vacancy tax applies. +

Burnaby has no empty homes tax of its own. It is inside the Province’s speculation and vacancy tax area, so owners file a declaration every year by March 31. A home rented on a written tenancy agreement for at least six months of the year may be exempt. We can supply the tenancy records; the filing stays with the owner.

Sources: Province of British Columbia: Speculation and vacancy tax taxable areas · Province of British Columbia: Speculation and vacancy tax tenancy requirements

Strata bylawsA strata cannot ban long-term rentals, but it can still limit short stays. +

Since 24 November 2022, a strata corporation must not screen tenants, require approval of them, or otherwise restrict the rental of a strata lot, and a bylaw that bans or caps long-term rentals is not enforceable. Strata corporations can still limit or ban short-term rentals, and they can fine breaches of those bylaws. We read the bylaws before a listing goes up, so the length we recommend is one your building allows.

Sources: Province of British Columbia: Strata short-term rental bylaws

Best areas for 90-day staysNear SkyTrain, hospitals, campuses, and film studios. +

Metrotown. Burnaby’s downtown on the Expo Line, with major office employers nearby.
Brentwood. On the Millennium Line, about 2 km from Bridge Studios, BCIT, and Burnaby Hospital.
Edmonds. On the Expo Line, near BC Hydro’s head office and Canadian Motion Picture Park.
Lougheed. Where the Expo and Millennium Lines meet, one stop from the bus up to SFU.

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Common questions

Before you sign.

Can I short-term rent an investment condo in Burnaby? +

Not for nightly stays. Burnaby licenses short-term rentals only in the homeowner’s principal residence, and the provincial principal residence requirement applies too. An investment condo can still be rented furnished for 90 days or more, or long term, subject to your strata’s bylaws. We manage both.

City of Burnaby: Short-term rentals · City of Burnaby: Business licences · Province of British Columbia: Principal residence requirement

Do 90-day furnished stays need a short-term rental licence in Burnaby? +

No. Burnaby’s licence covers temporary stays for travellers, and its Zoning Bylaw treats a tenant of 30 consecutive days or more as long term. BC’s short-term rules and registration apply only to stays under 90 consecutive days. A furnished stay of 90 days or more, on a written tenancy agreement, sits outside both, and the City’s 90-night cap does not apply. We read your strata bylaws before recommending a mid-term rental.

City of Burnaby: Zoning Bylaw · City of Burnaby: Business Licence Bylaw · Province of British Columbia: Short-term rental definitions

Can I switch my home between short-term, mid-term, and long-term later? +

Yes. One team runs all three, so if your plans change, the rules change, or the season changes, we can move the home to a different rental length without you starting over with a new manager. We check what the address and the bylaws allow before every switch.

Can a Burnaby strata still ban long-term rentals? +

No. As of 24 November 2022, a strata corporation in British Columbia must not have a bylaw that restricts or bans long-term rentals. That includes screening tenants, requiring approval of tenants, or capping how many lots can be rented. Strata corporations can still limit or ban short-term rentals, and they can fine breaches of those bylaws. We read the bylaws before listing, because a short-stay rule is not a rule about a residential tenancy.

Province of British Columbia: Strata short-term rental bylaws

What does tenant screening include in BC? +

In B.C., landlords can ask applicants for verifiable income and employment, references (preferably from a previous landlord), and photo ID, and can run a credit check with the applicant’s written consent. Artin runs these checks before recommending any tenant, and shares the results and its recommendation with the owner before any lease is signed.

Government of B.C., Residential Tenancies: List and show a rental unit

How are maintenance and repairs handled in a managed rental? +

The standard a manager should meet: nothing non-urgent happens without owner approval, and emergencies are acted on immediately.

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