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title: Langley City short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)
question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Langley City?"
place: Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
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# Langley City short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)

**Question:** Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Langley City?

**Short answer:** In Langley City the Province limits short-term rentals to your principal residence (your usual home) plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the same property, and stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days need provincial registration ($100 a year for your home). The City's Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use, so check with staff first.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Provincial registration: $100 a year for your principal residence, $450 a year for a secondary unit such as a suite or carriage home. A City licence fee for hosts is not stated.  
**Where:**
- Online: Provincial short-term rental registry, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry
- Phone: Langley City Development Services, 604-514-2804
- Email: Business licences, inspections@langleycity.ca

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** The Province limits short-term rentals in Langley (City) to the host's principal residence plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the same property. The Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use; it allows a bed and breakfast (stays up to 30 days) only as a home occupation in the R1 and A1 zones.
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Overview; community list](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "B.C. has a provincial principal residence requirement in some areas of the province which limits short-term rentals to:" … "The usual place where they make their home day-to-day home" … "Plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the same property" … "Langford Langley (City) Langley (Township)"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 1.3; zone use lists; s. 1.4(7)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "Bed and breakfast means the provision of overnight accommodation and a morning meal" … "to transient visitors, as a home occupation, for periods of time not exceeding 30 days of continuous" … "a. Home Occupations excluding bed and breakfast and child care" … "No person shall use land or a building or structure, or allow or permit another person to"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Business licence:** The City's Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw does not mention short-term rentals. It says no licence is required for letting not more than 2 rooms, or for renting a single family dwelling, a secondary suite, a two-family dwelling unit or a strata lot (s. 4(4)). Confirm with the City whether a host needs a licence.
  - Source: [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 2916 (PDF, consolidated June 19, 2023), s. 4(4)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/business-licence-and-regulation-bylaw-2916-consolidated-june-19-2023)
  - Official wording: "No licence is required for the business of letting or renting rooms if not more than 2 rooms are available for letting or renting, or for the business or renting a single family" … "dwelling, a secondary suite, a dwelling unit in a two-family dwelling, or a residential strata lot."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Provincial registration:** Yes, for stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days. Each unit needs its own registration number. Fee: $100 a year for the host's principal residence; $450 a year for a secondary unit such as a suite or carriage home.
  - Source: [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia, Registration overview](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry)
  - Official wording: "Short-term rental hosts, platforms and strata hotel platforms in B.C. must register and pay annual registration fees." … "If you have a short-term rental registration, you must renew it each year to continue operating."
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Fees](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number." … "Fee: $100 annually" … "Fee: $450 annually" … "Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Operating rules:** Provincial: only the host's principal residence plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the property may be rented short-term. City: as a home occupation, a bed and breakfast needs one parking space per sleeping room and must be run by a resident with at most one non-resident employee.
  - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Overview](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the same property" … "Short-term rental hosts must continue to follow local bylaws in place."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 2.4(b); parking table](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "Must be conducted by a resident of the Dwelling Unit in which they are" … "permitted and shall not employ more than one person not resident therein." … "Bed and Breakfast 1.0 spaces/sleeping room"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Bylaw:** City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300; City of Langley Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2916; Province: Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300, s. 1.1](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
  - Official wording: "may be cited as “City of Langley Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300”."
  - Source: [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 2916 (PDF, consolidated June 19, 2023), s. 1(1)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/business-licence-and-regulation-bylaw-2916-consolidated-june-19-2023)
  - Official wording: "City of Langley Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw, 2013, No. 2916"
  - Source: [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia, Helpful links](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry)
  - Official wording: "Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Langley City is covered by the Province's short-term rental rules. Only the host's principal residence plus one secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit on the property may be rented short-term. Each unit needs its own registration number for stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days. Without registration, listings are removed and bookings cancelled.

The City's [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2) does not use the words "short-term rental". It allows a bed and breakfast (stays up to 30 days) only as a home occupation in the R1 and A1 zones. Whether renting a whole home nightly is allowed under local zoning is not stated.

## Steps

1. Confirm with Development Services that your zone and use are allowed.
2. Ask whether you need a City business licence; the City's pages do not say.
3. Register each unit with the Province using the registry page.

## Good to know

- Provincial fee: $100 a year for the host's principal residence; $450 a year for a secondary unit.
- The [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/business-licence-and-regulation-bylaw-2916-consolidated-june-19-2023) does not mention short-term rentals. It says no licence is required for letting not more than 2 rooms, or for renting a single family dwelling, a secondary suite, a two-family dwelling unit or a strata lot. Confirm with the City whether a host needs a licence.
- A bed and breakfast run as a home occupation needs one parking space per sleeping room, and must be run by a resident with at most one non-resident employee. Home occupation signs are limited to a nameplate up to 0.2 square metres.
- No City rule was found on guest numbers, bedrooms, posting a licence or registration number, or a local contact.
- No short-term rental fine was found in the City's ticket bylaw. Running a business without a licence is a $200 ticket, but whether this applies to hosts is not stated.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licences, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/business-development/permits-licensing/business-licences)
- [Provincial principal residence requirement](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
- [Zoning Bylaw, 2025, No. 3300 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2)
- [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2916 (PDF)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/business-licence-and-regulation-bylaw-2916-consolidated-june-19-2023)

## Related questions

- [Langley City business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/business-licence.md)
- [Langley City home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/home-based-business.md)
- [Langley City secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/secondary-suite.md)
- [Langley City zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley/zoning-lookup.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Township of Langley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langley-township/short-term-rental.md)
- [Surrey](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/short-term-rental.md)
- [White Rock](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/short-term-rental.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/short-term-rental.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/short-term-rental.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw 2025, No. 3300 (PDF), City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2025-no-3300pdf-2) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 2916 (PDF, consolidated June 19, 2023)](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/business-licence-and-regulation-bylaw-2916-consolidated-june-19-2023) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Business Licences, City of Langley](https://www.langleycity.ca/business-development/permits-licensing/business-licences) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information System Bylaw No. 2846 (PDF, consolidated December 4, 2023), Schedule B3](https://www.langleycity.ca/media/file/municipal-ticket-information-system-bylaw-2846-consolidated-dec-4-2023) (read 2026-11-05)

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