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

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

**Short answer:** Unclear locally. Warfield is on the Province's exempt list, so the provincial principal residence requirement does not apply, but hosts must still register with the Province. The Village's Zoning Bylaw copy allows bed and breakfast only in zones since removed; ask the Village Office, 250-368-8202.

**Who handles it:** More than one level of government  
**Cost:** Provincial registration: $100 a year for your principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit. A Village business licence in the Accommodation class is $55 a year in Bylaw 920 (2022); short-term rentals are not named in it.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-368-8202
- Email: Village Office, info@warfield.ca
- Online: Short-term rental rules, Province of BC, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Provincial: Warfield is on the Province's exempt list (as of June 1, 2026), so the principal residence requirement does not apply. Local: the Zoning Bylaw lists bed and breakfast (including short-term rental) only in the R1-BB and R2-BB zones, since removed (Bylaws 943, 979); where short-term rental is now allowed is not stated.
  - Source: [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Provincial list](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "Communities with principal residence requirement" … "Warfield" … "The expandable menu below lists the communities and land where the Province's principal residence requirement will not apply, unless the local government chooses to opt-in." … "Municipalities exempt from the principal residence requirement"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024), Table 5-1; s. 5.8; 2.3](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Bed and Breakfast (Including Short-" … "Where permitted within a zone, a bed and breakfast operation is subject to the following regulations:" … "This use includes short-term rental uses."
  - Source: [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 979, Bylaw 979, s. 2(2)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-979.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Remove all references to the Rl-BB and R2-BB Zones throughout the Bylaw"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Zoning s. 5.8 says a bed and breakfast must be licensed under the Village's business licensing bylaw. The licence fee schedule has an 'Accommodation' class at $55 a year; short-term rentals are not named in it.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024), s. 5.8.1(a)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A bed and breakfast must be licensed by the Village of Warfield under the Village of Warfield’s business licensing"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 920, 2022, Schedule C](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/BUS-LICENCE-Bylaw-920.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Accommodation (incl. apartments, motels, hotels, etc.) $ 55.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Provincial registration:** Yes. The Province says hosts offering stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days must register with the Province, and each unit needs its own registration number. Fee: $100 a year for the host's principal residence, $450 for a secondary unit.
  - Source: [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC, Province page](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
  - Official wording: "would still be required to register with the Province if they offer accommodations for fewer than 90 consecutive days" … "Each short-term rental unit requires its own registration number." … "Fee: $100 annually" … "Fee: $450 annually"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Operating rules:** Under Zoning s. 5.8 (where permitted): inside a single-detached dwelling the owner lives in, at most 3 guest rooms, one extra off-street parking space per guest room, and no guest stay longer than 30 consecutive days. The bylaw sets no licence-number posting or local contact rule.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024), s. 5.8.1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf)
  - Official wording: "must be occupied by the owner of the principal single-detached dwelling unit" … "The maximum of three (3) guest rooms shall be permitted in a bed and breakfast" … "One additional off-street parking space must be provided for each guest room" … "may not exceed 30 consecutive days"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Not confirmed. Bylaw 950 is a scanned image that was not read, so no ticket amount was found.
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (s. 5.8), Business Licence Bylaw No. 920, 2022, and the Province's Short-Term Rental Accommodations rules
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024), s. 1.1.1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as “Village of Warfield Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021.”"
  - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 920, 2022, s. 1](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/BUS-LICENCE-Bylaw-920.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as the “Village of Warfield Business Licence Bylaw No."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Provincially, Warfield is on the Province's list of communities exempt from the principal residence requirement, so you do not have to live in the unit. Hosts offering stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days must still register with the Province, and each unit needs its own registration number. The fee is $100 a year for the host's principal residence and $450 for a secondary unit.

Locally, the [Zoning Bylaw](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf) copy on the Village's website lists bed and breakfast (including short-term rental) only in the R1-BB and R2-BB zones. Bylaw 943 removed those zones and [Bylaw 979](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-979.pdf) removed references to them, and nothing we read says where short-term rental is allowed now.

## Steps

1. Call the Village Office at 250-368-8202 to ask whether a short-term rental is allowed on your property.
2. If it is, get a Village business licence. Zoning s. 5.8 says a bed and breakfast must be licensed under the Village's business licensing bylaw.
3. Register the unit with the Province.

## Good to know

- Where permitted, Zoning s. 5.8 allows at most 3 guest rooms in a single-detached dwelling the owner lives in, one extra off-street parking space per guest room, and no guest stay longer than 30 consecutive days. The bylaw sets no rule on posting a licence number or naming a local contact.
- The Village's [Business Licence Bylaw 920](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/BUS-LICENCE-Bylaw-920.pdf) has an Accommodation class at $55 a year; short-term rentals are not named in it.
- No ticket amount was found. The court maximum is $10,000 under the Zoning Bylaw and $2,000 under the Business Licence Bylaw.

## Official forms and pages

- [Principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 920, 2022 (PDF)](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/BUS-LICENCE-Bylaw-920.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Warfield business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/business-licence.md)
- [Warfield home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/home-based-business.md)
- [Warfield secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/secondary-suite.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md)
- [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/short-term-rental.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/short-term-rental.md)
- [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/short-term-rental.md)
- [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/short-term-rental.md)
- [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/short-term-rental.md)
- [Salmo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/short-term-rental.md)

## Sources

- [Short-term rental principal residence requirement, Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 896, 2021 (PDF, consolidated June 2024), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Warfield-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidation-FINAL_2024_06_27.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 979 (PDF), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/Bylaw-979.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence Bylaw No. 920, 2022 (PDF), Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/wp-content/documents/bylaws/BUS-LICENCE-Bylaw-920.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Warfield](https://warfield.ca/contact-us/) (read 2026-11-08)

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