Showing posts with label airbnb. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airbnb. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Body Corporates in Queensland can't prevent AirBNB in their buildings

This recent decision confirms previous decisions that a bylaw in a Queensland strata titled scheme that prevents short term rentals, such as AirBNB, is invalid.  Not a great result for apartment residents.
See  Macleay Tower & Villas [2017] QBCCMCmr 12 (17 January 2017)
 http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/qld/QBCCMCmr/2017/12.html

Monday, December 26, 2016

Short term letting and Airbnb

It appears that in Queensland, it is difficult, if not impossible, to prevent lot owners in a strata titled building from renting their apartments via short term rental services such as Airbnb.

A recent decision of Lynkim Lodge [2016] QBCCMCmr 419 (14 September 2016) supports this.  See decision here.

However, most residential buildings prohibit the use of lots for commercial or business purposes.  When does renting an apartment on Airbnb stop being a residential purpose and become a commercial purpose?

In NSW, there is an action group trying to protect residents of apartment buildings from the dangers of short term rentals.  See NeighboursNotStrangers.  See also here.  They report that apartments in buildings with high short term rentals will drop in value and that there are higher body corporate costs.