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Exception: Long-term stays

By Airbnb ·
· Policy

You want to sublet your apartment for several months at a time (e.g. to a person studying or working etc. in Berlin during this period).

You can usually do so without a permit from the Bezirksamt (local authority) and without a registration number if your guest will be living in the apartment for at least 3 months. It is important that your guest uses your apartment to live in (e.g. during an international assignment or university studies etc.) and not just for holidays, and you do not offer hotel services.

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Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to over 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1 billion guest arrivals across over 220 countries and regions. Travel on Airbnb keeps more of the financial benefits of tourism with the people and places that make it happen. Airbnb has generated billions of dollars in earnings for Hosts, most of whom are individuals listing the homes in which they live. Among Hosts who report their gender, more than half are women, and one in five employed Hosts are either teachers or healthcare workers. Travel on Airbnb also has generated more than $4 billion in tax revenue around the world. Airbnb has helped advance more than 1,000 regulatory frameworks for short-term rentals, including in 80% of our top 200 geographies. In late 2020, to support our continued expansion and diversification, we launched the City Portal to provide governments with a one-stop shop that supports data sharing and compliance with local registration rules. We continue to invest in innovations and tools to support our ongoing work with governments around the world to advance travel that best serves communities.

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