Municipality
Do I need a licence to run a short-term rental in Vernon?
Vernon licenses short-term rentals directly, alongside the Province's own host registration -- and, unlike Kelowna, has not opted out of the provincial principal-residence requirement.
What the rules say
If the property's strata bylaws do not permit short-term rentals, the operator cannot proceed regardless of City licensing.
Source: Operating practice from the previous service (July 2026); not a government rule, verified 2026-09-02
Anyone operating a short-term rental must apply for a business licence in the City of Vernon.
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
The operator must reside at the property more than any other location in a calendar year; for a secondary suite or accessory building, the principal resident must live on the same lot. Vernon has not opted out of the provincial principal-residence requirement.
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
A strata-titled hotel/motel operating like a hotel is exempt from the principal-residence requirement, but the licence goes to the strata corporation (via its president), not to an individual unit owner.
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
Whether an ordinary (non-hotel) strata's bylaws must permit short-term rentals, and whether the City requires the strata's written confirmation, is not detailed on the City's page.
Source: Operating practice from the previous service (July 2026); not a government rule, verified 2026-09-02
Whether a tenant may operate a short-term rental from their principal residence with the landlord's written consent is not detailed on the City's page.
Source: Operating practice from the previous service (July 2026); not a government rule, verified 2026-09-02
The City's page lists fractional-ownership arrangements that prohibit principal-residence use alongside the hotel exemption as an "exception", without saying clearly whether this excludes fractional owners from operating at all or exempts them from the residence test.
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
Fees
Application fee
A non-refundable application fee of $150 for a regular dwelling / secondary suite licence.
$150.00
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
Annual licence fee
$400/year licence fee for a regular dwelling / secondary suite licence, renewed annually; no refunds.
$400.00
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
Application fee, strata-titled hotel/motel
A non-refundable application fee of $100 for a strata-titled hotel/motel licence.
$100.00
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
Annual licence fee, strata-titled hotel/motel
$250/year plus $5 per unit for a strata-titled hotel/motel licence.
$250.00
Source: City of Vernon, Short-Term Rental Regulations, verified 2026-09-02
We're not in Vernon yet
We publish what we know about Vernon's rules below, but we do not process applications there yet.