These include:Īn annual rental cap of 90 days for short-term rentalsĪn occupancy cap of 6 persons per unit at any one timeĬompulsory registration by individual property owners with URA prior to listing the property for short-term stay Legislative changes to BMSMA will be needed URA has also spelt out additional measures to guard against the “erosion of residential amenity and character of our housing estates”. Owners of such properties can put in an application to the URA to be registered for this new use category, provided requirements are met. Some developments are not governed by MCST. The MCST endorsement will be valid for 2 years, and needs to be renewed with an updated vote count each time.

This is to ensure that a large enough proportion of owners agree to the new use. These properties will need at least 80 per cent share value approval before applying for use as short-term accommodation. Strata-titled properties such as condominiums and apartments are governed by management corporations (MCSTs).

It will not apply to Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential properties. URA said that the new use category will apply only to private residential properties. Applicable only to private residential properties It also defines the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, such as management corporations (MCSTs) and short-term accommodation platforms (for example, Airbnb). This includes specifying new conditions and requirements for homeowners. The framework spells out the qualifying criteria for approved residential properties to be used for short-term stays. URA released its proposed regulatory framework for public consultation on Monday (16 April 2018). Under this new use category, landlords of private residential properties could be allowed to offer Airbnb short-term rentals.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has proposed a new use category for short-term stays. Airbnb short-term rentals could be allowed in Singapore under new URA use category

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