{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003141",
 "municipality": "Halifax",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.halifax.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law R-400 Respecting Registration of Residential Rental Properties",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-04-04",
   "document_url": "https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/legislation-by-laws/by-lawr-400.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires all residential rental properties, including short-term rentals, to register with HRM. Done and passed in Council April 4, 2023; effective June 12, 2023.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/acac0af4432ce5817689fa35828b00c29e2bbf7bff39a8dcf25b08344a3dc1ae.pdf",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "zones_allowed": "Rental housing must comply with all applicable land use by-laws; no specific zones named"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 4(a); s. 3(3)",
    "zones_allowed": "s. 7",
    "fee": "s. 5(2)(f)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals/text-acac0af4432c/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Land Use By-law Amendments (effective September 1, 2023)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.halifax.ca/about-halifax/regional-community-planning/short-term-rentals",
   "summary": "Region-wide land use by-law amendments separating residential STRs (primary-residence-only) from commercial STRs (tourist/commercial zones). Regional Council approved Feb 21, 2023; in effect Sept 1, 2023. URL is HRM's STR program page documenting the adopted LUB amendments.",
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   "captured_at": "2026-06-05T05:14:55+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/99e1c4004adc511549abccdeb3e464232d8ab96622e82a62cd48df5489cdfa83.html",
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true,
    "owner_occupancy_required": false,
    "zones_allowed": "Residential STR (within host's primary residence) permitted in all zones where residential uses are permitted; Commercial STR permitted by zone (zones allowing hotels/tourist accommodation)",
    "fee": "Zoning Confirmation Letter $200; Development Only Permit $250"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "Registration Requirements",
    "owner_occupancy_required": "Regulations - Residential vs Commercial Short-term rental",
    "zones_allowed": "Are Short-Term Rentals allowed in my neighbourhood?",
    "fee": "How do I Apply for a Zoning Confirmation Letter?; How do I Apply for a Permit?"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals/text-99e1c4004adc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals/"
}