{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by By-law 102-2024 (Short-Term Rental Licensing — Schedule \"13\" to Business Licensing By-law 217-05), verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001514",
 "municipality": "Fort Erie",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "https://www.forterie.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 102-2024 (Short-Term Rental Licensing — Schedule \"13\" to Business Licensing By-law 217-05)",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-10-21",
   "document_url": "https://www2.forterie.ca/bylaws/2024-102/$FILE/102-2024%20Amend%20Business%20Licensing%20By-law%20217-05%20(Short-Term%20Rentals).pdf",
   "summary": "Replaces Schedule 13 of the Business Licensing By-law, requiring an annual Short-Term Rental licence ($750 for 1-2 bedrooms, $1,250 for 3). Owner-occupied STRs require a full-time-resident owner on site (max one rental/property); dedicated STRs restricted to commercial/mixed-use/R2B/waterfront zones. Effective Jan 1, 2025.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "4caa49004a9b9bf482004b7fc18c713ecc68a7eda7f84d55e108ffef979ea469",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "102-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4caa49004a9b9bf482004b7fc18c713ecc68a7eda7f84d55e108ffef979ea469.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 6.2(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-erie/short-term-rentals/bylaw-102-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-erie/short-term-rentals/"
}