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Members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic approved the government’s draft act on the register of units for the provision of short-term accommodation rental services, which should enter into force on 1 January 2027.
The act defines short-term accommodation rental as the rental of accommodation for a period shorter than one year. Hosts will be obliged to register units providing short-term accommodation rental in a special register, managed by the Ministry of Tourism. The Ministry will also act as the registering authority.
The act also implements Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the aim of which is:
“to ensure that Member States of the European Union do not regulate requests for data provision without establishing the necessary registration systems, databases and a single digital entry point, and to facilitate the appropriate and secure provision of data by short-term rental online platforms within the internal market in a manner consistent with privacy protection.” (Source: Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Bill, p. 2).
Registration of a Unit in the Register
According to Section 4(1), the following data concerning the unit will be required to be entered in the register:
- address of the unit (region, district, municipality, part of the municipality/city borough, street, descriptive number, and street number, if applicable),
- relevant title deed number, name of the cadastral area, and plot number of the register C or E land from the Real Estate Cadastre,
- in the case of a residential building, also the unit/apartment number and floor,
- type of unit according to the generally binding legal regulation issued under Section 13(c),
- information on whether the unit is offered as a part of or as the whole residence of the host, or is offered for purposes other than the host’s residence,
- maximum number of available guest beds and maximum number of guests,
- information on the start date of offering the unit for the purpose of providing short-term accommodation rental services, and, in the case of offering the unit for a fixed term, also the end date.
The host may be either a natural person or a legal entity. In the case of a natural person (a non-entrepreneur or an entrepreneur), the following information must be provided:
- first name and surname of the host (business name for entrepreneurs),
- permanent residence address or place of residence (for entrepreneurs, the place of business address and Identification Number – IČO),
- Tax Identification Number (DIČ),
- delivery address, if different from the address under the second point,
- telephone number and e-mail address.
In the event that the host is a legal entity, the following details must be provided:
- company name,
- registered office address,
- Business Identification Number (IČO, or an identification number used abroad for tax purposes),
- Tax Identification Number (DIČ),
- delivery address, if different from the address under the second point,
- e-mail address,
- and details of the statutory body or a member thereof.
Data can be entered via the register’s electronic mail form. A natural person will also be able to register data in person at a workplace of the Ministry of Tourism. Upon successful registration, each unit will be assigned a unique registration number.
According to Section 4(5), this data will be stored in the register “for the period necessary to identify the unit and for a maximum of 18 months from the date of the unit’s deletion from the register by the host.”
ATTENTION!
The host will be obliged to register the aforementioned data prior to the first provision of short-term accommodation rental services via a short-term rental online platform or a small short-term rental online platform. Providing accommodation in units without a registration number will therefore not be permitted.
Any changes to the specified data must be entered into the register within 30 days of their occurrence. According to Section 5(6), the host will be “obliged to delete the unit from the register within 30 days from the permanent cessation of providing short-term accommodation rental services in that unit.” The purpose of this legislation is “to ensure that the content of the register remains up to date at all times, while providing the host with sufficient time to record these details.” (Source: Explanatory Memorandum to the Draft Bill, p. 59).
Any registration, modification, or deletion of data from the register will be carried out free of charge. Specific details regarding the structure and management of the register, the method and format for entering data, as well as other related details, will be regulated by a separate generally binding legal regulation to be prepared by the Ministry of Tourism.
Suspension of Registration Number Validity
As the authorized body, the Ministry of Tourism will verify the completeness, correctness, accuracy, and timeliness of the data entered in the register. For this purpose, the host will be obliged to provide information and submit the necessary documents for verification upon request.
If the Ministry identifies deficiencies, it will issue a written request to the host to remedy them, setting a deadline of no less than 10 working days from the date of delivery of the request. Should the host fail to correct the data, pursuant to Section 6(4), the Ministry “shall decide on the temporary suspension of the validity of the registration number within five days from the unfulfilled expiration of the deadline for remedy set out in the request pursuant to paragraph 3. An appeal against the decision pursuant to the first sentence shall not have a suspensive effect.”
During the validity of this decision, short-term accommodation rental cannot be provided in the unit concerned. This decision shall be revoked immediately after the host corrects the data in the register, thereby restoring the validity of the unit’s registration number. However, if the host fails to correct the data within 2 months from the date the decision on the temporary suspension of the registration number becomes legally binding, the Ministry will be entitled to decide on the revocation of the registration number and the deletion of the unit from the register.
Offences and Other Administrative Offences
Pursuant to Section 10(2), the Ministry may impose on a host for an offence “a fine ranging from 100 euros to 1,000 euros. The fine under the first sentence may also be imposed repeatedly.” A natural person acting as a host commits an offence under paragraph 1 of the provision if they:
- provide short-term accommodation rental in a unit even though registration in the register has not yet been carried out,
- fail to register a change in data in the register within the specified 30-day period from the date of the change,
- fail to delete the unit from the register within 30 days from the permanent cessation of providing services in the unit,
- continue to provide short-term accommodation rental during the validity of a decision on the temporary suspension of the registration number’s validity, or
- offer such rental in a unit without a valid registration number.
Pursuant to Section 11(1), an entrepreneur or a legal entity commits other administrative offences if they commit the aforementioned offences, for which a fine ranging from 1,000 euros to 3,000 euros may be imposed.
A fine ranging from 3,000 euros to 30,000 euros may be imposed on a provider if, according to paragraph 2, they:
- fail to provide the Ministry of Tourism with the documents necessary to verify the data in the register,
- fail to immediately remove from their website every listing concerning the given unit and fail to prevent public access to these listings after the decision on the temporary suspension of the registration number or the decision on the revocation of the registration number becomes legally binding, or
- violate the obligations under Article 7(2) and (3) and Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1028.
Short-term Accommodation Rental until 31 December 2026
However, if a host is already providing short-term accommodation rental prior to the entry into force of this Act—namely before 1 January 2027—they will be required to enter the data into the register by 28 February 2027. During this two-month transitional period, conduct that would otherwise constitute an offence or other administrative offence under this Act shall not be considered as such.
