{"title":"Princeton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","question":"Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Princeton?","slug":"short-term-rental","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"housing-and-renting","name":"Housing and renting"},"owner":"shared","owner_label":"More than one level of government","owner_body":null,"short_answer":"Princeton's Zoning Bylaw has no short-term rental use. It does allow a bed and breakfast in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones. Hosts in communities under 10,000 people, including Princeton, must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry.","aliases":["airbnb princeton","vrbo princeton bc","short term rental princeton","bed and breakfast princeton"],"cost":"Province's registration fee: $100 a year for a principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit. No Town short-term rental fee found.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"email","label":"Planning Department","value":"planning@princeton.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Hall","value":"250-295-3135"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF)","url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/"},{"title":"Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia","url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Princeton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/business-licence/"},{"slug":"home-based-business","title":"Princeton home-based business rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/home-based-business/"},{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Princeton secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/short-term-rental/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/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":"No separate short-term rental use. A bed and breakfast is allowed as an accessory use in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones; hotels and motels are allowed in the C2 and CT zones. Princeton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence rule does not apply.","short":"No STR use; B&B allowed in FG, RC and RS1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 6.6.1, 9.1.2, 10.1.3, 11.1.1, 20.1.6, 20.1.9","quotes":["it is operated as an accessory use within a single detached dwelling;","bed and breakfast;","hotel;","motel;","motel; .17 open air markets on vacant lots or parking areas, provided the property owners grant","To serve as the town centre of Princeton, providing a location for restaurants, offices,"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/60569/","title":"Official Community Plan 2022-2042 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Home-based business policy (c) and tourism policy (i)","quotes":["A vacation rental shall not be considered a home-based business and therefore should be","Establish zoning and business licensing regulations related to short-term vacation rentals"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Town's business licence bylaw was not in its posted library, so any licence rule could not be read.","sources":[]},"provincial_registration":{"label":"Provincial registration","value":"Yes. Princeton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply, but communities under 10,000 people must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry for rentals of fewer than 90 consecutive days.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia","section":"Exemptions; Business licence exemptions","quotes":["Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement","Communities under 10,000 population and ski resort areas","Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"rules":{"label":"Operating rules","value":"Bed and breakfast rules: operated inside a single detached dwelling; no more than three bedrooms and eight people; no cooking facilities in the guest bedrooms; no patron may stay more than thirty days in a calendar year.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 6.6","quotes":["not more than three bedrooms shall be used for the bed and breakfast operation; no","no more than eight persons shall be accommodated within one dwelling unit;","no patron shall stay within the same dwelling for more than thirty days in a calendar"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Town of Princeton Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013, s. 6.6 (bed and breakfast).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"s. 6.6","quotes":["A bed and breakfast operation is permitted provided that:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Princeton's [Zoning Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/) has no separate short-term rental use. It allows a bed and breakfast as an accessory use in a single detached dwelling in the FG, RC and RS1 zones. Hotels and motels are allowed in the C2 and CT zones. The Official Community Plan says regulations for short-term vacation rentals are to be established; none were found in the Town's posted bylaws.\n\nPrinceton is on the Province's exempt list, so the principal residence requirement does not apply. Communities under 10,000 people must still register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry for rentals of fewer than 90 consecutive days.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Ask Planning (planning@princeton.ca) whether your zone allows what you plan.\n2. Ask the Town whether a business licence applies (see business-licence).\n3. Register with the Province's Short-Term Rental Registry.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Bed and breakfast rules: inside a single detached dwelling; no more than three bedrooms and eight people; no cooking facilities in the guest bedrooms; no patron may stay more than thirty days in a calendar year.\n- The Town's website does not state rules on parking, a posted licence number or a local contact for short-term rentals.\n- No short-term rental ticket was found. Zoning offences carry a maximum fine of $10,000 on summary conviction.","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311/","title":"Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/60569/","title":"Official Community Plan 2022-2042 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement","title":"Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia","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 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/short-term-rental/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/short-term-rental.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/short-term-rental.json"}}