Short-Term Rental Ban in Berlin for Airbnb and Others Appears to Be Eroding
Photo Caption: An Airbnb listing in Berlin. A court appeared to rule in favor September 8, 2017 of allowing more home-sharing to take place in the German city. Airbnb
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Despite the latest court ruling loosening restrictions on short-term rentals in Berlin, there are still plenty of questions left regarding what the city's laws on home-sharing really mean.
Authorities in Berlin last year appeared to have implemented one of the strictest bans on short-term rentals in the world. However, a new ruling seems to suggest that ban is not as strict as originally conceived, giving hope to home-sharing platforms like Airbnb and its hosts.
The law that went into effect in May 2016 was meant to address the city's affordable housing shortage. It essentially stated that non-
