Shock in Vienna: Building police closes two illegal hotels!

Shock in Vienna: Building police closes two illegal hotels!

Wiedner Gürtel, 1040 Wien, Österreich - The city of Vienna intensifies its efforts against illegal short -term rentals. In a current focus campaign of the MA 37, the construction police, two illegal hotels on the Wiedner belt were excavated in districts 4 and 10. This decision is part of a comprehensive strategy to combat rental violations in the city, which has recently been tightened by a new set of rules. According to the new guidelines that came into force on July 1, 2024, apartments may not be rented at short notice for more than 90 days a year, unless all apartment owners agree and an exception is granted. These measures aim to protect the rights of the tenants and to secure fair rental prices.

Already until the end of March 2025, 887 ads received the MA 37, which indicates a worrying increase in illegal rentals. According to The press were filed for illegal rents. Districts 2 and 1 are particularly noticeable with 44 and 33 ads, followed by the 3rd district with 28 advertisements. Günter Nast from the construction police reports of serious cases in which entire houses have to be illegally rented.

punishment and control

The city not only pursues these violations with a variety of ads, but has already forwarded 163 criminal requests to MA 64, which is responsible for building law. The fines can be up to 50,000 euros per apartment, which illustrates the seriousness of the situation. For better control, the MA 37 has set up a new presentation for short -term rentals, which consists of nine employees and carries out regular checks. These investigations are also supported by internet research on platforms such as "Airbnb" and "Booking.com" to identify violations quickly and effectively.

The recently carried out focus campaigns in March and April are bundled in order to target the illegal practices. In this way, suspicions for numerous functional rentals could be confirmed during the controls in a high -rise building. The city of Vienna thus actively reacts to the increased figures of illegal short -term rentals in order to maintain the standards in the living area and to improve urban living conditions.

further developments

The new amendment to building regulations is no coincidence: the international trend towards short -term rental is also a growing challenge for Vienna. In order to stop this development, 709 applications for exceptional permits from the construction police were already submitted in 2024. The clear goal of the Vienna city government is to stabilize the housing market and ensure that the legally defined framework conditions are observed. The numerous advertisements and increased control could lead to the situation on the rental market improves in the medium term.