Can I rent out my flat on Airbnb in Norway?
Yes, but there are limits. In a condominium, short-term letting of your own unit is limited to 90 days per year under Condominium Act §24, where "short-term" means letting for up to 30 days at a time. The annual meeting can, by a two-thirds majority, change the limit within 60–120 days in the bylaws. The income is taxable: short-term letting of your own home is tax-free up to 10,000 kr a year, and beyond that 85% of the excess is taxable. In a housing co-op the rules are stricter — you must normally live there yourself, and Airbnb letting is usually not freely allowed.
📋 The rules
- Condominium: short-term letting limited to 90 days per year
- "Short-term" = letting up to 30 days at a time
- The annual meeting can change the limit within 60–120 days
- Tax-free up to 10,000 kr, then 85% of the rest taxable
- Housing co-ops have stricter rules
🔓 Exceptions
- Condominiums where all use the home as a holiday home are exempt from the 90-day limit
- Letting a room in the home you live in has its own, often more favourable tax rules
- Letting a separate secondary property is taxed from the first krone
⚠️ Penalties & fines
Exceeding the 90-day limit breaches the Condominium Act, and the board can require it to stop and in serious cases demand a forced sale. Undeclared rental income is tax evasion with additional tax.
📎 Official sources
- Condominium Act §24 · Lovdata →
- Short-term letting amendment · Lovdata →
- Tax Administration · Letting property →
❓ Frequently asked
Can I rent out my flat on Airbnb?
Yes, but in a condominium short-term letting of your own unit is limited to 90 days per year.
What counts as short-term letting?
Letting for up to 30 days at a time. Longer continuous letting does not count towards the 90-day limit.
Must I pay tax on the Airbnb income?
Yes. Short-term letting of your own home is tax-free up to 10,000 kr a year, then 85% of the excess is taxable.
Can the condominium change the 90-day limit?
Yes. The annual meeting can, by a two-thirds majority, set the limit somewhere between 60 and 120 days in the bylaws.
Does the same apply in a housing co-op?
No, there the rules are stricter. You must normally live there yourself, and Airbnb letting is usually not freely allowed.
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