Kingston · Queen's to CFB Kingston

Tenant placement in Kingston, from Queen's to CFB Kingston

We price, list, show and screen, then prepare the Ontario standard lease or a customized lease for your Kingston rental. You approve the tenant. One flat fee of one month's rent plus HST, paid only when they sign.

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In short

Zola places screened tenants in Kingston houses, apartments and additional units. In July 2024, Kingston approved four units per lot in low-rise residential areas. Short-term rentals need a $203 City licence, renewed each year, and a rental licensing pilot was voted down in 2024. You pay one month's rent plus HST when your tenant signs.

Kingston rules to know before you rent

We don't have Kingston reviews to show yet, so here are the City's own rules, and where to check them.

Four units per lotOn July 9, 2024, Council approved Official Plan and zoning changes allowing four units per lot in low-rise residential areas, along with six-storey buildings in part of the campus expansion area and faster approvals along some express transit routes.Source: City of Kingston, summer planning news (July 2024), checked October 18, 2026
Forgivable loans for new unitsThe City's ARU incentive offers forgivable loans of up to $40,000 for a detached unit or $30,000 for an interior one, forgiven over five years if the unit is rented at no more than 90% of average market rent ($1,353 for a one-bedroom in 2026) to an eligible tenant. New applications go on a waitlist, and only projects with a building permit issued by December 1, 2026 qualify.Source: City of Kingston, ARU incentive programs, checked October 18, 2026
Short-term rentals need a licenceStays of 30 days or less need an operator licence, currently $203 and renewed each March 31. A whole home can host two people per bedroom, to 10, or you can rent up to three bedrooms to four guests in all. Operators can run up to two, and the licence number must appear in every listing.Source: City of Kingston, short-term rental licensing, checked October 18, 2026
No rental licensing, for nowIn January 2024, a City committee voted down a rental licensing pilot that would have required yearly inspections of one- to four-unit homes in the Kingscourt-Rideau and Sydenham districts.Source: The Queen's Journal, Kingston committee rejects housing safety inspection (January 30, 2024), checked October 18, 2026

These are summaries to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the City's pages for your own property.

What we place in Kingston

Every Kingston placement uses the same process and the same flat fee.

Renting in Kingston: what we see

Kingston combines a university town, a military base and a regional hospital centre, so student, military and family rentals all follow their own calendars.

Queen's, St. Lawrence College and RMC

Houses and units in the University District and near St. Lawrence College and RMC, rented to students and staff. Many student leases start May 1 and are signed months ahead.

CFB Kingston and military families

Families posted to CFB Kingston often arrive in summer and look for houses in the east end, Barriefield and nearby, with lease dates that fit the posting.

Downtown, Williamsville and the west end

Older houses and apartments downtown and along Princess Street, and family homes in the west end and Cataraqui, rented to hospital staff, professionals and families.

Average asking rents in Kingston, September 2026

Unit	Asking rent	vs. a year earlier
1-bedroom	$1,930	down 8.6%
2-bedroom	$2,308	down 10.3%

All listed units, every size: $2,150 a month on average.

Source: Rentals.ca and Urbanation, National Rent Report, published October 7, 2026, with September 2026 listings. These are asking rents on new listings, not what sitting tenants pay. Rents across Ontario

Kingston rental rules at a glance

Rental licence or unit registration	No rental licensing: a pilot was voted down in January 2024. Source: rental licence or unit registration
Short-term rentals	A licence ($203, renewed each year), two guests per bedroom up to 10, and up to two per operator. Source: short-term rentals
Additional units	Four units per lot in low-rise residential areas (July 2024). Source: additional units
Grants and loans	Forgivable loans up to $40,000 (detached) or $30,000 (interior) for units rented at up to 90% of average market rent; waitlisted. Source: grants and loans

Checked October 18, 2026. Ontario-wide rules apply everywhere; we list only the local ones we found. Compare Kingston with other Ontario cities

Where we work in Kingston

We work across Kingston by appointment and meet you and your applicants at the property.

Downtown
Sydenham District
University District
Williamsville
Portsmouth
Kingscourt
Calvin Park
Cataraqui
Westbrook
Barriefield
Kingston East

Nearby towns we also serve: Gananoque, Loyalist and Greater Napanee.

How it works in Kingston

A free strategy call on day 1, with a rental market analysis for your area; professional photos and a listing live within 12 to 24 hours; then showings, screening and a signed lease, usually about three weeks in all. You pay one month's rent plus HST when your tenant signs.

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The full process

Kingston questions

When do Kingston student leases start?

Many start May 1, and some September 1, often signed months ahead. We'll suggest a listing date on the strategy call.

Do I need a licence to rent my Kingston house?

Not today for a long-term tenancy: a rental licensing pilot was voted down in 2024. Short-term rentals of 30 days or less need an operator licence.

What should a one-bedroom in Kingston rent for?

It depends on the unit. One-bedroom asking rents averaged $1,930 in September 2026, down 8.6% from a year earlier. We price against comparable listings near you.