Short-term rental rules in Victoria

What you need to know

• Since 1 January 2025, a 7.5% levy applies to short stays of less than 28 consecutive days.
• If you only take bookings through platforms such as Airbnb or Stayz, the platform registers for and pays the levy. If you take direct bookings, you must register with the State Revenue Office and lodge returns yourself.
• The levy doesn’t apply to a stay in someone’s principal place of residence (owned or rented), or to commercial residential premises such as hotels and motels. Owners can give booking platforms a declaration that their premises are excluded.
• If you’re unsure whether the levy applies, check the State Revenue Office’s guidance or ask it for a private ruling.
• An owners corporation can ban short stays in its building by special resolution (75% of lot owners). The ban can’t apply to a lot that is the owner’s or occupier’s principal place of residence.
• There is no statewide cap on nights. Check your council for any local planning rules.

Official sources

• State Revenue Office Victoria: short stay levy
• State Revenue Office Victoria: short stay levy registration
• State Revenue Office Victoria: short stay levy applies from 1 January 2025
• State Revenue Office Victoria: declaration that premises are not short stay accommodation
• Alpine Resorts Victoria: short stay levy update
• Consumer Affairs Victoria: making rules to ban short stay accommodation

General information, not legal advice. Councils add their own rules, and strata or owners corporations can too, so check with them before you list.

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