The Ministry of Construction, Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation has developed a draft law that exalts the concept of “short-term rental housing” in the Russian Housing Code. The related project was published in Federal. portal normative legal acts.
According to the explanatory note, the authority to regulate the short-term rental housing area is scheduled to be transferred to the Ministry of Construction from March 1, 2025.
The document says the project separates the concepts of “hotel” and “short-term rental”. It has been clarified that the ban on paid short-term rentals in an apartment will not be taken into account unless there is inconvenience to other residents. For short-term leases, fire and sanitary and epidemiological safety requirements and the legislation of the Russian Federation in other areas should also be observed.
formerly Kommersant newspaper Wrotereported that the average cost of renting short-term flats in more than one million cities increased by 25% during the year to 3.49 thousand rubles. per day.