{
 "answer": "In the City of Burlington, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Short-Term Accommodation Licence By-law 01-2025, verified 2026-09-25. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001442",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Accommodation Licence By-law 01-2025",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.burlington.ca/en/by-laws-and-animal-services/resources/By-laws/By-law-Search/2025-By-laws/001-2025-By-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Licenses and regulates short-term accommodations (e.g. Airbnb-type rentals): must be operated out of the host's principal residence, max 2 adults per legal bedroom, criminal record check, renter registry and Parking/Property Management Plans required.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "126ba5cf6296b8e1e80c1c5449dd1cdc5043d58667c5b7024faddb87679efc7a",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "adopted_date": "2025-01-13",
   "document_number": "01-2025",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/126ba5cf6296b8e1e80c1c5449dd1cdc5043d58667c5b7024faddb87679efc7a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "without a licence to do so issued under this by-law",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "be operated in a person's principal residence"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/short-term-rentals/bylaw-01-2025/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/burlington/short-term-rentals/"
}