Surrey allows stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days only when the property owner lives on the same lot as their principal residence. Tenants cannot operate a short-term rental. The owner needs a City business licence before hosting, whether the rental is the house or a permitted suite.
Your home, with the hosting taken off your hands
A spare suite and a home you leave while travelling need different arrangements. Tell us which you have. At the free review, we look at your home with our legal team before any photos or set-up, and say plainly if it cannot be hosted.
- We check the whole property. We look at the house and any suite, coach house or garden suite, and explain which arrangement the rules allow.
- We help prepare the paperwork. We help you prepare the licence or registration your area asks for, and keep the number on your listing.
- We make the listing. Professional photos, an accurate description and nightly pricing, with the calendar kept in order.
- We take care of the stays. Guest messages, cleaning, laundry, key exchange and repairs come to us, so you are not managing each arrival.
What stays with you
- Being the resident owner. Hiring bnbHost cannot turn a tenant or an owner living elsewhere into the resident Surrey requires.
Questions owners ask
Could the rental be in my coach house? Surrey permits up to one secondary suite, coach house or garden suite alongside a single-family dwelling. We review your particular home before saying which space could be hosted.
Does the City licence cover the Province too? No. BC's registration and residence rules also apply. We check both together; our BC rules guide gives the short answer.
See what bnbHost handles in Surrey, then tell us about the home you want help with.
Checked on 11 November 2026: City of Surrey, short-term rentals.
General information, not legal advice.