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Short-term rentals in Brisbane

Brisbane's own rules on short-term rentals, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Brisbane Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (extracted October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Brisbane's code says

Brisbane code What Brisbane's code adds
Allowed
  • Limited. Only hosted stays in legal single-family homes, with a short-term rental permit.
    Applies: Unhosted stays and rentals in ADUs are not allowed. Not on properties with an ADU set up on or after April 1, 2017.
    § 17.35.040 · code text
    This ordinance authorizes only hosted stays and prohibits unhosted stays, as such terms are defined in Section 17.35.020 of this chapter.
Cap on rentals
  • No more than 2 habitable rooms may be rented at one time.
    Applies: During a hosted stay; booking limits also apply.
    § 17.35.040 · code text
    No more than two (2) habitable rooms may be rented at any given time during a hosted stay, subject to the limitation on bookings as provided in subsection G. of this section 17.35.040.
Nights per year
  • No limit on the number of days.
    Applies: Rooms in a permanent residence rented during a hosted stay.
    § 17.35.040 · code text
    There shall be no limit on the number of days habitable rooms within a permanent residence may be occupied as a short term rental during a hosted stay.
Permit or registration
  • Yes. Hosts need an approved short-term rental permit from the city.
    § 17.35.030 · code text
    No host shall conduct short term rental activity in the City of Brisbane without an approved short term rental permit issued by the city, pursuant to this chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I rent out my home short-term in Brisbane?

Brisbane's code: Limited. Only hosted stays in legal single-family homes, with a short-term rental permit. (Unhosted stays and rentals in ADUs are not allowed. Not on properties with an ADU set up on or after April 1, 2017.) (§ 17.35.040); No more than 2 habitable rooms may be rented at one time. (During a hosted stay; booking limits also apply.) (§ 17.35.040).

General information, not legal advice.

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