{"title":"Lumby short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Lumby?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Village of Lumby","url":"https://lumby.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lumby a short-term rental is treated as a Bed & Breakfast, which needs a Village business licence ($100 a year) and must follow zoning rules. You must also register with the Province. Lumby is exempt from the provincial principal-residence rule.","aliases":["airbnb lumby","short term rental lumby","bed and breakfast lumby","vrbo lumby"],"cost":"Village business licence (\"Bed & Breakfast & Airbnb\") $100 a year. Provincial registration $100 a year for your principal residence unit, $450 a year for a secondary unit.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1775 Glencaird Street, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-547-2171"},{"type":"online","label":"Provincial short-term rental registration, Province of BC","value":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (PDF)","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Lumby business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/business-licence/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Lumby secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/secondary-suite/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Lumby zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Lumby bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/short-term-rental/"}],"topic":{"title":"Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Treated as a Bed & Breakfast (the licence bylaw says this includes Airbnb): a boarding, lodging or rooming house completely enclosed in a residential building, with breakfast provided and no more than four boarders (one more for each 45 m² of lot area over 1,100 m²). Boarding, lodging or rooming houses are permitted in the R.1 zone subject to s. 1201.9.c. Lumby is on the Province's list of municipalities exempt from its principal residence requirement.","short":"Treated as B&B in R.1 zone","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 1 definitions","quotes":["Bed & Breakfast extends to include \"Airbnb\" means a boarding, lodging or rooming house completely","which includes breakfast provided on the premises","and shall accommodate not more than four (4) boarders"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 1201.1.g","quotes":["Boarding, lodging, or rooming houses subject to the provisions of Section"]},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Province page, exempt list","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement","Lumby Mackenzie Masset"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes: a business licence for 'Bed & Breakfast & Airbnb' costs $100 a year (licensing year January 1 to December 31).","short":"Yes, $100 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"Schedule A, code 5040; s. 2.1, 5.5","quotes":["Bed & Breakfast & Airbnb $ 100.00","a person shall not carry on a business within the Village unless the person holds a valid Licence","The licensing year shall be from January 1 to December 31"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. The Province requires registration for any short-term rental offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local licence is needed. Fee $100 a year for the host's principal residence unit; $450 a year for a secondary unit.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","section":"Province page","quotes":["Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days, regardless of whether a local business licence is required.","Fee: $100 annually","Fee: $450 annually"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Local rules: no more than four boarders (plus one per 45 m² of lot over 1,100 m²); inside the residence; breakfast provided; post the licence in a conspicuous place; no secondary detached dwelling on a lot with a bed and breakfast use.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["A Licence Holder must, at all times,","post the Licence in a conspicuous place on the Premises for which the Licence is issued"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 412.11","quotes":["A secondary detached dwelling is not permitted on a lot with a boarding","house, lodging, rooming house, or bed and breakfast use."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Operating without a business licence: $500 first offence, $1,000 second and later. Breaking zoning rules: $250 first, $500 later.","short":"$500 first offence, $1,000 later (no licence)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/","title":"Bylaw Notice and ticket bylaw, Bylaw No. 903 (PDF)","section":"Schedule F, E","quotes":["Carrying on business without a licence 2.1 $500.00 $1,000.00","Fail to comply with bylaw 107.2 $250.00 $500.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Lumby Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023; Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"cover","quotes":["BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 884, 2023"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"cover","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW NO. 750, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Village's [Business Licence Bylaw No. 884](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/) treats Airbnb as a Bed & Breakfast. Under [Zoning Bylaw No. 750](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/) that is a boarding, lodging or rooming house completely enclosed in a residential building, with breakfast provided and no more than four boarders (one more for each 45 m² of lot area over 1,100 m²). Boarding, lodging or rooming houses are permitted in the R.1 zone, subject to s. 1201.9.c.\n\nThe Province also requires registration for any short-term rental of fewer than 90 consecutive days, whether or not a local licence is needed. Lumby is on the Province's list of municipalities exempt from its principal residence requirement, and no local principal-residence rule was found.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zoning (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Get a Village business licence for \"Bed & Breakfast & Airbnb\" ($100 a year; the licensing year is January 1 to December 31).\n3. Register with the Province ($100 a year for your principal residence unit, $450 a year for a secondary unit). Compliance with local bylaws is a condition of registration.\n4. Post the licence in a conspicuous place.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Local rules: no more than four boarders (plus one per 45 m² of lot over 1,100 m²), inside the residence, breakfast provided.\n- A secondary detached dwelling is not allowed on a lot with a bed and breakfast use.\n- Operating without a business licence is a $500 fine for a first offence and $1,000 for a second and later. Breaking zoning rules is $250 first and $500 later.\n- No local rule on parking or on posting a licence number online was found. Ask the Village office (250-547-2171).","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7236/","title":"Bylaw Notice and ticket bylaw, Bylaw No. 903 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/short-term-rental.json"}}