{
 "topic": "short-term-rentals",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "question": "Can I run an Airbnb here? Do I need a licence?",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/short-term-rentals/",
 "municipalities": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003131",
   "name": "Cape Breton",
   "type": "Regional municipality",
   "path": "/ca/ns/cape-breton/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/ns/cape-breton/short-term-rentals/",
   "json": "/ca/ns/cape-breton/short-term-rentals.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Licensing By-law for Shared Dwellings No. L-100",
   "document_number": "L-100",
   "adopted_date": "2024-05-14",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/cape-breton/short-term-rentals/bylaw-l-100/",
   "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, licence required: True; zones allowed: Applicant property must conform to the Land Use By-law; no specific zones named. Source: Licensing By-law for Shared Dwellings No. L-100, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003132",
   "name": "Chester",
   "type": "District municipality",
   "path": "/ca/ns/chester/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/ns/chester/short-term-rentals/",
   "json": "/ca/ns/chester/short-term-rentals.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Short-Term Rental Licensing By-Law No. 158",
   "document_number": "158",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/chester/short-term-rentals/bylaw-158/",
   "answer": "The District municipality of Chester, Nova Scotia has 1 adopted bylaw on file: Short-Term Rental Licensing By-Law No. 158, verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003141",
   "name": "Halifax",
   "type": "Regional municipality",
   "path": "/ca/ns/halifax/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals/",
   "json": "/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 2,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "Short-Term Rental Land Use By-law Amendments (effective September 1, 2023)",
   "document_number": null,
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-21",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/halifax/short-term-rentals/short-term-rental-land-use-by-law-amendments/",
   "answer": "In the Regional municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, licence required: True; zones allowed: Rental housing must comply with all applicable land use by-laws; no specific zones named; licence required: True; owner occupancy required: False. Source: By-law R-400 Respecting Registration of Residential Rental Properties; Short-Term Rental Land Use By-law Amendments (effective September 1, 2023), verified 2026-06-05."
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003150",
   "name": "Mulgrave",
   "type": "Town",
   "path": "/ca/ns/mulgrave/",
   "answer_page": "/ca/ns/mulgrave/short-term-rentals/",
   "json": "/ca/ns/mulgrave/short-term-rentals.json",
   "status": "found",
   "n_adopted": 1,
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
   "document": "By-Law #02 Amendment — Short-Term Rentals",
   "document_number": "02",
   "adopted_date": "2025-02-18",
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/mulgrave/short-term-rentals/bylaw-02/",
   "answer": "In the Town of Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, zones allowed: Short Term Rentals added as a permitted use in R-1 (Residential First Density) Zones. Source: By-Law #02 Amendment — Short-Term Rentals, verified 2026-06-05."
  }
 ],
 "not_on_file": [
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003143",
   "name": "Kentville",
   "path": "/ca/ns/kentville/",
   "status": "checked_none_adopted",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003158",
   "name": "Shelburne",
   "path": "/ca/ns/shelburne-district-municipality/",
   "status": "checked_none_adopted",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
   "name": "Amherst",
   "path": "/ca/ns/amherst/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003123",
   "name": "Annapolis",
   "path": "/ca/ns/annapolis/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003124",
   "name": "Annapolis Royal",
   "path": "/ca/ns/annapolis-royal/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003125",
   "name": "Antigonish",
   "path": "/ca/ns/antigonish-county-municipality/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003126",
   "name": "Antigonish",
   "path": "/ca/ns/antigonish-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003127",
   "name": "Argyle",
   "path": "/ca/ns/argyle/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003128",
   "name": "Barrington",
   "path": "/ca/ns/barrington/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003129",
   "name": "Berwick",
   "path": "/ca/ns/berwick/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003130",
   "name": "Bridgewater",
   "path": "/ca/ns/bridgewater/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003133",
   "name": "Clare",
   "path": "/ca/ns/clare/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003134",
   "name": "Clark's Harbour",
   "path": "/ca/ns/clark-s-harbour/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003135",
   "name": "Colchester",
   "path": "/ca/ns/colchester/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003136",
   "name": "Cumberland",
   "path": "/ca/ns/cumberland/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003137",
   "name": "Digby",
   "path": "/ca/ns/digby-district-municipality/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003138",
   "name": "Digby",
   "path": "/ca/ns/digby-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003139",
   "name": "East Hants",
   "path": "/ca/ns/east-hants/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003140",
   "name": "Guysborough",
   "path": "/ca/ns/guysborough/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003142",
   "name": "Inverness",
   "path": "/ca/ns/inverness/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003144",
   "name": "Kings",
   "path": "/ca/ns/kings/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003145",
   "name": "Lockeport",
   "path": "/ca/ns/lockeport/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003146",
   "name": "Lunenburg",
   "path": "/ca/ns/lunenburg-district-municipality/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003147",
   "name": "Lunenburg",
   "path": "/ca/ns/lunenburg-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003148",
   "name": "Mahone Bay",
   "path": "/ca/ns/mahone-bay/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003149",
   "name": "Middleton",
   "path": "/ca/ns/middleton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003151",
   "name": "New Glasgow",
   "path": "/ca/ns/new-glasgow/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003152",
   "name": "Oxford",
   "path": "/ca/ns/oxford/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003153",
   "name": "Pictou",
   "path": "/ca/ns/pictou-county-municipality/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003154",
   "name": "Pictou",
   "path": "/ca/ns/pictou-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003155",
   "name": "Port Hawkesbury",
   "path": "/ca/ns/port-hawkesbury/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003156",
   "name": "Queens",
   "path": "/ca/ns/queens/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003157",
   "name": "Richmond",
   "path": "/ca/ns/richmond/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
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  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003159",
   "name": "Shelburne",
   "path": "/ca/ns/shelburne-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003160",
   "name": "St. Mary's",
   "path": "/ca/ns/st-mary-s/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003161",
   "name": "Stellarton",
   "path": "/ca/ns/stellarton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003162",
   "name": "Stewiacke",
   "path": "/ca/ns/stewiacke/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003163",
   "name": "Trenton",
   "path": "/ca/ns/trenton/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003164",
   "name": "Truro",
   "path": "/ca/ns/truro/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003165",
   "name": "Victoria",
   "path": "/ca/ns/victoria/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003166",
   "name": "West Hants",
   "path": "/ca/ns/west-hants/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003167",
   "name": "Westville",
   "path": "/ca/ns/westville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003168",
   "name": "Wolfville",
   "path": "/ca/ns/wolfville/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003169",
   "name": "Yarmouth",
   "path": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-district-municipality/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  },
  {
   "municipality_id": "gx-003170",
   "name": "Yarmouth",
   "path": "/ca/ns/yarmouth-town/",
   "status": "found",
   "last_verified": "2026-06-05"
  }
 ]
}