The case referred to in this article was an Appeal Decision (A Magistrate sitting as a Tribunal) delivered on 18 October 2019, his Honour noting “Short-term letting is by definition not residential. To be residential there must be a resident. That is someone who lives there on a permanent or long term basis.”
There seems to be a move by state governments to restrict AirBnB / short term letting in strata complexes. If this was to be the case in Queensland, would I be right in assuming that a strata complex registered under a Standard Module would have a better case for restricting short-term rentals than a complex registered under the Accommodation Module? If so, would it be worthwhile to change from the Accomodation Module to the Standard Module?
I may be wrong but it would be interesting to see what the experts have to say.
We have recently discovered our 2017 development is zoned Multiple Dwelling and is not zoned for Short Term Letting. We have been letting it out for the past two years unaware of the Sunshine Coast Council zoning.
The body Corporate (consisting of mainly residents) is now threatening to report us if we continue to short term let.
If we apply to the council for a material change of use to Short Term Let, do we need Body Corporate approval. Can the council enforce what we use our unit for considering it is in a high density residential area 100m from the beach?
It is that time of the year again when short-term holidaymakers descend on what was built to for permanent residential owners (Standard Module). But as we all know, we seem to be stuck with short-term guests, many of whom disrupt our lives with noise and no care for our property.
Can a body corporate in Queensland introduce an extra levy for unit owners who are using their unit for short-term letting like Airbnb?
Brisbane City Council charge people who use their property for short-term letting additional rates. Can we do something similar?
I am the chairperson of a strata titled building in Qld. The building includes a shop within the strata boundary. I recently went into the shop and saw some key lock boxes on a shelf. A customer asked the shop attendant for a room key, and the attendant passed over a key.
I asked the attendant why they held so many key lock boxes. Owners who rent out their lots on Airbnb have arranged with the shop to serve as the designated location for their guests to pick up the keys.
We live in a residential six unit strata scheme. A new owner permanently lets their unit as Airbnb, with all the pitfalls. We've been told there is nothing we can do to stop this. We were hoping the new reforms would support permanent rentals and owner occupiers. Has this been overlooked?