# Budapest Airbnb Regulations 2026 — District Overview | Hostix

> Registration moratorium, district bans and day-caps, the 150,000 HUF flat tax, NTAK reporting: an up-to-date overview for Budapest apartment owners, based on official sources.

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# 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 districts No 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 includes](https://hostix.hu/en/services/ntak-compliance/)

1 January 2027

## The 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.

[Details & the 2027 waitlist](https://hostix.hu/en/regulations/moratorium-2027/)

## Guides

-   ### 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 flat-rate tax guide](https://hostix.hu/en/regulations/flat-rate-tax/)
-   ### 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.

    [Read the NTAK & VIZA guide](https://hostix.hu/en/regulations/ntak/)

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.

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