• null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    Nah so you need council approval. When you get approved you get a code number. You give the code number to AirBnB who looks it up to confirm it hasn’t been cancelled by the council. If you don’t have a code you don’t get listed.

    The council doesn’t have to do surveillance and enforcement because owners need to apply.

    The requirements are fairly strict. For example, a single apartment in a block of apartments can’t get approved. The entire block of apartments needs to be approved as holiday accommodation, and they’re not going to do that for a block of apartments where locals are living. In my city it’s only places that have been constructed with the intention of being holiday resorts.

    Standalone houses are a different story. You do need to notify neighbours and give them an opportunity to object. There needs to be adequate parking et cetera. You need a formal management plan to mitigate anti-social behavior and what have you.

    Suffice to say it’s heavily regulated and local residents have a mechanism by which to manage problematic listings.

    • dumblederp@aussie.zone
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      5 days ago

      I’ve family in Amsterdam, they’re only allowed to Airbnb places for a maximum of 45 days per year.