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  • Market Trends
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    Short-Term Rental Rules by Ontario City: Where Airbnb Is Allowed in 2026

    Ontario has no province-wide Airbnb rule — every city sets its own. The dividing line for investors is the principal-residence rule: most big cities allow a short-term rental only in the home you actually live in, so a pure investment property often can't be one. But it flips by city, and the 28-day line changes everyt

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  • Rights & Legal
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    Holiday Rentals and Short-Term Tenancies in Ontario: When a Guest Becomes a Tenant

    The line between a holiday guest and a legal tenant is the most expensive line in Ontario short-term rentals — and it isn't the 28-day switch most hosts believe it is. This guide maps when the RTA's transient-accommodation exemption actually applies, the municipal licensing patchwork (Toronto's principal-residence rule

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