Licensing & tax guides

No national short-term rental law or annual night cap. The rules that bite are local: the city's business-permit rules and your condo corporation's master deed and house rules.

Bali has not banned Airbnb, but since 31 March 2026 only properties with a government-verified 'Terdaftar dan Berizin' (Registered and Licensed) status are meant to stay on booking platforms.

Under the Hotel Act, letting by the night or week is generally hotel business and needs a license or a small-accommodation acknowledgement. Condo units face an extra bar on hotel use.

There is no final national STRA rulebook yet. Kuala Lumpur operators are told to get a local-authority license before registering with MOTAC, and condo management bodies can ban short stays outright.

There's no blanket Airbnb ban. A residential condo apartment can't be used for non-residential purposes, though. Hosting is lawful where the unit is approved as a tourist apartment (or is a house) and the operation is registered.

Minpaku under the Private Lodging Business Act is legal with notification to the local authority, capped at 180 nights a year, and wards can restrict it further.

Short-term accommodation in private homes is illegal. Every stay must be at least 3 consecutive months (6 months for HDB flats).