For BC’s short-term rental legislation, a stay of 90 consecutive days or more falls outside the short-term rental definition. BC's short-term rental law covers stays of less than 90 consecutive days, and in Vancouver, letting a home you own for 90 days or more at a time needs a long-term rental business licence, even if you hire a property manager. Whether the Residential Tenancy Act applies depends on the arrangement and its purpose, not only its length.
Short stays are what we run
bnbHost is a short-term rental management company. If you are torn between short stays and longer ones, the free review is where we settle it with you.
- We look at how you want to use the home. Where it is, what it is, and whether it can be hosted for short stays.
- We tell you straight which way it suits. At the review itself, and where we can, with another way to use the home.
- When short stays fit, we run them. Listing, pricing, guest messages, cleaning, key exchange and repairs, with guests coming to us, not to you.
What stays with you
- Being a landlord. A let of 90 days or more is a long-term rental. It needs its own City licence, and once a tenancy exists, the landlord's duties under tenancy law sit with you.
Questions owners ask
Do you manage stays of 90 days or more? Our service is short-term rental management. Tell us what you have in mind for the home, and at the review we will say plainly what we can and cannot do for it.
Why does the 90-day line matter so much? Because it changes the short-term rental licensing definition; it does not by itself decide whether a tenancy exists. Under 90 consecutive days, it is a short-term rental with its own licence and registration. From 90 days on, the City treats it as a long-term rental.
Does asking commit me to anything? No. Sending us your details is not an agreement, and we walk you through the terms before you sign anything.
Checked on 11 November 2026: City of Vancouver, long-term rental business licence.
