Question: Our Brisbane scheme is under the Accommodation Module. Does changing to the Standard Module make it more difficult for landlords to obtain short-stay permits from the BCC?
We are a 78 lot scheme under the Standard Format Plan and the Accommodation Module and in the Brisbane City Council (BCC) area. Most of our lots are owner-occupied. Owners who rent their lots have requested permission for short-stay and holiday letting. Under BCC regulations, landlords are required to obtain a permit for short-term letting.
We are located out of the city but close to a large shopping centre, a train station and have good bus connections. As the present Accommodation Module favours holiday letting, if we change the regulation module to the Standard Module, would it be harder for a landlord to obtain a short stay permit from the BCC?
Answer: There is nothing in either the Standard or Accommodation Module which precludes the short term letting of lots.
I am not familiar with the BCC rules as they vary from Council to Council. However, there is nothing in either the Standard or Accommodation Module that precludes the short term letting of lots. To answer that specific question – it would not make any difference with respect to which Module you are in so far as the questions relate to strata law.
This post appears in the July 2025 edition of The QLD Strata Magazine.
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