Does the Regulation Module Affect a Strata Scheme’s Ability to Restrict Airbnb?

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This article discusses strata regulation module Airbnb issues, examining whether being registered under the Standard or Accommodation Module affects a scheme’s ability to restrict short-term rentals.

Do strata complex registered under a Standard Module have a better case for restricting short-term rentals than a complex registered under the Accommodation Module?

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.

That is an interesting perspective and one that may very well be pursued.

That is an interesting perspective and one that may very well be pursued. One consideration though is that you cannot always bundle the same distinction between:

Owner occupier against investor owners; and
Short term tenants against all other types of occupiers.

Parliament may feel like such an approach would disenfranchise long term tenants.

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Published: 26 Mar 2026

Last Updated: 7 Jul 2026

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Todd Garsden

Mahoneys

Todd is an experienced property lawyer who heads up Mahoneys body corporate team.

Todd specialises in body corporate law and predominantly acts for bodies corporate, body corporate managers and lot owners on all matters affecting bodies corporate.

Todd is an active member of the Strata Community Association (Qld). In 2019 he was appointed to the Strata Community Association (Qld) legislation committee and assists in making submissions on behalf of the Strata Community Association (Qld) on issues such as legislative reform in body corporate law.

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