Over half of residents in the Czech capital are in favor of restrictions on short-term rental stays provided by companies like Airbnb, citing disorder, noise and rising rent costs, a recent survey showed.
Czech research agency STEM/MARK has found that around 25% of Czechs across the country feel the negative effects of short-term rentals outweigh the positive ones, with most surveyed living in the capital.
A third think the effects balance each other out and a quarter are not sure.
Prague residents are especially unhappy because they said they often have to deal with loud, disruptive behavior from people who come for short-term stays.
Tourists have long flocked to Prague, a popular destination for stag-dos, for a relatively low-cost night of alcohol-fueled revelry. In October, after the city’s residents complained about tourists’ drunken behaviors, authorities imposed a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls.
However, city councillor Adam Zábranský told TVP World that the city was still “unsure” about how this ban would be implemented.
A third think the effects balance each other out and a quarter are not sure.
Prague residents are especially unhappy because they said they often have to deal with loud, disruptive behavior from people who come for short-term stays.
Tourists have long flocked to Prague, a popular destination for stag-dos, for a relatively low-cost night of alcohol-fueled revelry. In October, after the city’s residents complained about tourists’ drunken behaviors, authorities imposed a ban on organized nighttime pub crawls.
However, city councillor Adam Zábranský told TVP World that the city was still “unsure” about how this ban would be implemented.
Another factor is the rise in rent prices. The increase in short-term rentals often means there is greater competition for long-term ones, thereby making it difficult for locals to find affordable housing.
Residents supporting restrictions on short-term rentals are in favor of a cap on the number of tenants allowed per square meter or limiting the number of rental days per year.
Municipalities have recently been granted the permission to limit the number of days and square meters per person for short-term rentals in apartment buildings due to a new regulation that was recently approved by the Czech government.
This regulation could introduce stricter conditions on Airbnb and other platforms as soon as 2025.
Residents supporting restrictions on short-term rentals are in favor of a cap on the number of tenants allowed per square meter or limiting the number of rental days per year.
Municipalities have recently been granted the permission to limit the number of days and square meters per person for short-term rentals in apartment buildings due to a new regulation that was recently approved by the Czech government.
This regulation could introduce stricter conditions on Airbnb and other platforms as soon as 2025.
Source: Expats.cz , TVP World
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