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Berlin does it. On paper. You need a permit, which you are unlikely to get to rent out a complete apartment (or more then 50% of your place). The same law also
by pintxo 8y ago
Berlin does it. On paper. You need a permit, which you are unlikely to get to rent out a complete apartment (or more then 50% of your place).
The same law also states that a flat cannot go unrented for longer than 3 months. You would also need a permit here.
As far as I understood it, the problem here is enforcement/execution, which is basically Berlins root problem.
- DoingIsLearning 8y agoBut if Airbnb was serious about sustainability and respecting local law they would either ban whole house listings or request proof of said permit in Berlin. Even if they were motivated to do this, it would simply wipe out a very large percentage of rooms available which would make zero business sense for airbnb. This is again more evidence of the lack of sustainability of their business model in the current form factor.
- pintxo 8y agoThe law actually requires the hosts to include the permit id in the offer...