Regulation radar
Budapest short-term rental rules: what applies right now?
Short-term rental rules in Budapest change district by district, year by year. This page tracks what affects you as an owner — sourced from official instruments and dated.
Reflects the rules as of September 2026
District status map
The current rules in the key inner districts, at a glance.
- District VI (Terézváros)Total ban
- Short-term rentals cannot operate in the district from 1 January 2026 (municipal decree 26/2024, upheld by Hungary's supreme court, the Kúria).
- District VII (Erzsébetváros)Condo consent required
- 0 days without the building's (társasház) express consent, 365 days with it. Existing hosts must file the consent with the district by 31 December 2026.
- District VIII (Józsefváros)Quotas planned for 2027
- In June 2026 the district adopted a quota concept, planned to limit new short-term rentals from 1 January 2027. The decree itself has not been adopted yet.
- District V (Belváros-Lipótváros)5% cap in some zones
- In two of the district's building-code zones, short-term rental units may, as a rule, make up at most 5% of the independent units in a building — a rule the Kúria upheld in 2025. Residential-protection zones also took effect in April 2026, and the district has publicly signalled further restrictions.
- Other districtsNo day-cap
- No district day-cap at present — but new registrations are paused city-wide by the moratorium until the end of 2026.
Our clients don't have to track any of this
Daily NTAK reporting, tax administration and monitoring Budapest's ever-changing district decrees are part of full-service management — we tell you before a change affects you.
See what management includesThe moratorium expires — registrations reopen
No new short-term rental can be registered in Budapest until 31 December 2026. If you plan to start in 2027 — especially as an owner abroad — now is the time to prepare.
Guides
- Read the flat-rate tax guide
The flat-rate tax: 150,000 HUF per room
In Budapest it's 150,000 HUF per habitable room per year — regardless of what the apartment earns. What it means, and who can elect it.
- Read the NTAK & VIZA guide
NTAK and VIZA: the mandatory reporting
Daily data to the national tourism system, and an ID scan at every check-in. What the law requires, and who it applies to.
This page is for information only and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Get expert help before deciding — for our clients, that's part of the service.