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Home » Renting / Selling / Buying Strata Property » Renting / Selling / Buying Strata Property NSW » NSW: 180 Day Cap on Short-Term Rental Accommodation

NSW: 180 Day Cap on Short-Term Rental Accommodation

Published April 17, 2021 By Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers 2 Comments Last Updated March 9, 2023

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This article is about prohibiting short term letting in NSW strata schemes.

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An amended policy framework for short-term rental accommodation has been introduced that was supposed to take effect on 30 July 2021. However, the commencement date has now been extended to 1 November 2021.

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Under this policy, short-term rental accommodation will be divided into:

  1. hosted short-term rental accommodation, where the host resides on the premises during the provision of the accommodation; and
  2. non-hosted short-term rental accommodation, where the host does not reside on the premises during the provision of the accommodation.

In the case of hosted short-term rental accommodation, a dwelling may be used for short-term rental accommodation 365 days per year.

For non-hosted short-term rental accommodation, a dwelling may be used for short-term rental accommodation 180 days per year in the following areas:

  1. the Greater Sydney Region,
  2. Ballina local government area,
  3. Bega Valley local government area,
  4. Byron local government area (exempt until 31 January 2022),
  5. Dubbo Regional local government area,
  6. City of Newcastle local government area,
  7. Specified land in the Clarence Valley local government area,
  8. Specified land in the Muswellbrook local government area.

The local council areas included in the Greater Sydney region include Bayside, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Canterbury Bankstown, City of Canada Bay, City of Parramatta, City of Ryde, City of Sydney, Cumberland, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunter’s Hill, Inner West, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Liverpool, Mosman, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Penrith, Randwick, Strathfield, Sutherland, The Hills, Waverley, Willoughby, Wollondilly and Woollahra.

In calculating the number of days a dwelling is used for non-hosted short-term rental accommodation, a booking for 21 consecutive days or more is not counted.

Non-hosted short-term rental accommodation in locations other than those specified above are permitted 365 days per year.

There are useful factsheets on the new policy available on the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment website which you can access here: NSW Government – Short-term rental accommodation.

The policy has been introduced through amendments to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) 2009 and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 to introduce. The new policy is called the State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) 2021. You can access the policy here: State Environmental Planning Policy (Affordable Rental Housing) Amendment (Short-term Rental Accommodation) 2021.

Jasmin H. Singh & Allison Benson
Kerin Benson Lawyers
E: [email protected]
P: 02 4032 7990

Please note: This is not intended to be legal advice. You should seek legal advice specific to your situation.

This post appears in Strata News #468.

Have a question about prohibiting short term letting in NSW strata schemes or something to add to the article? Leave a comment below.

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This article has been republished with permission from the author and first appeared on the Thoughts from a strata lawyer website.

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About Allison Benson, Kerin Benson Lawyers

Allison is a strata lawyer who has provided general strata advice, acted in strata disputes (including building defect disputes) and worked with clients in preparing and enforcing by-laws and strata management statements, since 2008. From 2012 onwards, Allison has acted exclusively on behalf of owners corporations and lot owners in respect of both strata and community association disputes and building and construction disputes.

Allison has extensive experience in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, having represented clients in contractual claims, interpretation of by-laws and rules, Home Building Act claims and levy recovery claims at all levels of court proceedings, including in the Court of Appeal and in the former CTTT (now the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal known as NCAT). Allison’s knowledge across a variety of strata schemes matters enables her to advise owners corporations, lot owners and other interested parties on a range of issues and to represent their interests both informally and before the courts.

Allison is a member of the Australian College of Community Association Lawyers (ACCAL), the Newcastle Law Society and the Society of Construction Law Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Business from the University of Newcastle.
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Comments

  1. Bevan Thomas says

    April 19, 2021 at 1:46 pm

    Why is Wollongong excluded from both the Local Government list and the Greater Sydney Region (included locations)?
    Wollongong was deemed part of Greater Sydney for COVID-19 restrictions!

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  2. Chris McDonald says

    April 19, 2021 at 8:13 am

    Will these rules be bound by law? Why do Owners Corps have the right to specify whether a short stay is classified as less than 21 days or less than 7 days?

    Reply

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