{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario, short-term rentals rules are set by Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law 2024-32, verified 2026-09-21. A licence is required.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001554",
 "municipality": "Highlands East",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "short_term_rental",
 "label": "Short-term rentals",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-21",
 "official_website": "http://www.highlandseast.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law 2024-32",
   "category": "short_term_rental",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-04-09",
   "document_url": "https://highlandseast.civicweb.net/document/424621/",
   "summary": "Requires a municipal licence to rent a dwelling for under 28 days; excludes B&Bs, resorts, campgrounds and long-term rentals. Owners only may licence (tenants cannot). Bars secondary/accessory units in waterfront, resource-recreational and urban residential zones. Fee set under the Fees and Charges By-law; in force October 1, 2024.",
   "discovered_by": "on-str",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-21",
   "capture_sha256": "75e92c465f556999cedecaf6a1713abf7734684dcd0e84b1219fb860e14a257d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-22T03:05:52+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2024-32",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/75e92c465f556999cedecaf6a1713abf7734684dcd0e84b1219fb860e14a257d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "licence_required": true
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "licence_required": "s. 2.1(a)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/highlands-east/short-term-rentals/bylaw-2024-32/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/highlands-east/short-term-rentals/"
}