Short-Term Rental: General Public Survey

The City of Oshawa is undertaking an industry and public stakeholder consultation to discuss licensing standards for short-term rentals (S.T.R.) and S.T.R. companies (e.g. Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, etc.) operating within the city.

Please note: The City’s Zoning By-law was updated in May 2018, to provide clarity by allowing short-term rentals in areas that permit dwelling units.

Short-term rentals include properties that are rented out as temporary accommodations for consecutive periods of twenty-eight (28) days or less. The total number of days rented cannot exceed a combined total of 180 days in a calendar year.

This survey is intended to gather feedback from the general public.

Feedback will be received until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 28, and considered in the development of regulatory licensing standards that will be presented to Corporate Services Committee.

While living near an short-term rental, how frequently have you experienced the following:	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Excessive noise	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Parking issues	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Increased neighbourhood traffic	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Vandalism and property damage	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Public safety concerns	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Property maintenance concerns	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always