Germany STR Laws

The Bavarian Alps (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Berchtesgaden, Mittenwald) have varying STR rules by municipality. Bayern app...

Berlin's Zweckentfremdungsverbot (housing misappropriation) law effectively bans non-owner-occupied STRs. Owner-occupied...

Cologne applies North Rhine-Westphalia's housing protection laws. Whole-unit STRs require approval and are restricted in...

Frankfurt's housing market is among Germany's tightest. The city actively enforces STR restrictions and converting apart...

Freiburg, the Black Forest gateway, enforces Baden-Württemberg's housing protection laws. Converting residential apartme...

Hamburg enforces Germany's Zweckentfremdungsverbot (misappropriation law) strictly. Converting a residential unit to a p...

Heidelberg is Germany's most romantic castle city with a major international university. Baden-Württemberg enforces hous...

Munich enforces strict housing misappropriation laws that effectively ban investment STRs. Only primary residents may re...