Amsterdam's 20,000 Airbnb hosts must get tourist licences or stop operating, court rules
31.01.2020
by Senay Boztas, The Telegraph
Airbnb hosts in Amsterdam were outraged on Wednesday after the country’s top court ruled that anyone renting out their property without a permit is breaking the law. In a shock judgement, the Raad van State declared that the capital must abide by national housing law, which forbids holiday rentals without a licence. of the roughly 20,000 Airbnb hosts in Amsterdam currently has a “holiday hire” permit, a city spokeswoman confirmed, meaning that any who rented a home to a tourist on the night of the judgement were technically in breach of the law.
Amsterdam's 20,000 Airbnb hosts must get tourist licences or stop operating, court rules
