EU Regulation 2024/1028 on Short-Term Rentals: What It Means for Czech Hosts

What the regulation says

According to the European Commission, the regulation works on an opt-in/opt-out basis: Member States are not obliged to apply it. But if a country decides to introduce registration of short-term rentals, or wants data about stays from platforms, it must follow this regulation. In practice that means:

• Online registration. The procedure must be fully online and user-friendly. A host receives a unique registration number for their property.
• Platform duties. Platforms must display and verify the registration number and carry out random checks to help identify illegal listings. Public authorities can request removal of a listing that breaks the rules.
• Monthly stay data. Platforms share data on nights booked and guests with the authorities through a single digital entry point that each country sets up. Small and micro platforms have simpler obligations.

According to Airbnb’s help article, the platform asks for a number only for listings in areas where a registration procedure exists, and may refuse to publish the listing without it. The host is responsible for the accuracy of the number provided.

What the regulation does not change

The regulation concerns the registration of units and short-term rental data. It does not change a host’s national obligations: reporting foreign guests to the police through UbyPort, keeping the guest book, and the accommodation tax owed to the municipality. These apply in Czechia exactly as before.

Where Czechia stands

Czechia has not introduced a national registration procedure yet. The candidate is the e-Turista registry. The original government bill from the previous electoral term lapsed when the Chamber’s term ended. As of 15 October 2026 there are two new bills, and neither has passed the Chamber. The Ministry for Regional Development’s government bill has been through inter-ministerial comments (closed on 13 October 2026) and has not been sent to the Chamber. The opposition MPs’ bill (Chamber print 106) is waiting for its first reading. The government bill would introduce the registration procedure under the regulation: a unit offered through an online platform would need to be registered and get a registration number before the listing goes live, and the registry would also act as the single digital entry point. It proposes effect from 1 January 2028. Until the law passes, though, it is only a proposal.

We keep the current timeline on the eTurista Radar. For an explanation of the registry itself, see e-Turista: what it is and what changes for Czech hosts and the overview of the current legislative status.

How Slovakia did it

Slovakia adopted its procedure through Act No. 133/2026 Coll., which takes effect on 1 January 2027. Hosts who offer accommodation through platforms up to 31 December 2026 must register by 28 February 2027; after that day the ban on offering without a registration number and the fines apply. Entry, change and deletion are free of charge. Fines are €100–1,000 for private individuals who are not in business and €1,000–3,000 for businesses and legal entities.

If you also have a unit in Slovakia, see the Slovak guide to the short-term rental register.

What to do now

1. In Czechia you file nothing under the regulation. There is nowhere to register, and under the regulation platforms have no basis to ask for a number for a Czech property.
2. Keep up your existing obligations. Foreigner reporting, the guest book and the accommodation tax do not change. A summary is in the overview of host obligations.
3. Have a property in another EU country? Check whether a registration procedure exists there and since when. In Slovakia the dates are 1 January 2027 and, for existing hosts, 28 February 2027.
4. Follow the eTurista Radar. Sign up for an e-mail as soon as anything moves in Czech legislation.

Best Guest does not file unit registrations with authorities on your behalf. It automates what repeats for every unit and what the regulation does not change: foreigner reporting, the guest book and the accommodation tax.

Questions about your specific operation? Write to us at support@bestguest.cz.