Hurdles For Short-Term Apartment Rentals

 Neighbours and communities don't like it, but apartment owners love it, because they can multiply their income. Short-term rental to tourists or businesspeople who stay for just a few weeks is very controversial. Both courts as well as the legislative bodies of the Austrian provinces have found ways to restrict it.

Property owners are increasingly letting their apartments to people who come to Vienna only for a short period of time, as by doing so, they can earn many times the rent allowed under Austria's rather restrictive rent control rules. But many neighbours complain that such visitors can be messy or unruly, and have had the legitimacy of such rentals checked by the authorities.