District VI Residents to Vote on Homestay Ban

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Residents of Budapest's District VI, in the city center, will vote on a homestay ban in a referendum in September, the local council said in a press release.

The district council noted that lawmakers earlier gave municipal governments a mandate to limit homestays to a certain number of days per year.

As a limit of 60, 75, or 130 days cannot be legally enforced, residents of District VI will be asked whether or not “Airbnb-type rentals” should be banned, it added.

The referendum will be held over two weeks from September 2. All people over 16 with a residency card for a local address are eligible to participate.

The district municipality said there are 2,226 private tourism accommodations operating in District VI at present, close to 8% of all homes in the area.

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