Whether you may rent out your andelsbolig is decided by your association's bylaws, not by the city. Send us the bylaws and you will have a clear answer within 48 hours.
Whether you may rent out your andelsbolig is not decided by the city. It is decided by your association's bylaws.
As an andelshaver you do not own the flat itself. You own a share in the association, so the association's rules come before everything else. The city's 70 night limit is a ceiling, not a permission. If your bylaws sit below that ceiling, the bylaws are what count.
That is why most co-op residents get the wrong answer. They read about the 70 nights, start letting, and only afterwards discover the association never allowed it.
The law. You may let your primary home for holiday purposes for 30 days a year on your own, and 70 days a year through an intermediary that reports your income to the Danish Tax Agency, which Airbnb and Booking.com do. A municipality may raise the cap to 100 days. Copenhagen and Frederiksberg have not. The home must still serve as your year-round residence, which is the bopælspligt requirement.
The association. Many co-ops base their bylaws on the ABF model, which does not permit short-term letting as a starting point. Subletting is only allowed when the resident is temporarily absent for a valid reason: illness, business travel, study abroad, holiday, military service or similar. Letting to tourists to earn extra usually does not qualify.
ABF has drafted an optional clause that associations may adopt, typically allowing at most three days at a time and three weeks a year, with the board informed and a penalty for breaches. Some associations have adopted it. Most have not.
The usual first step is a formal notice from the board. Some associations impose a fine. For repeated or serious breaches the board can exclude you, which means you have to move and your share is sold.
In a 2021 case the Danish Supreme Court upheld an exclusion. The resident had let through Airbnb on a scale the court considered commercial, and continued after two notices. The ruling also shows that bylaws do not have to mention Airbnb by name to prohibit it. A requirement of year-round residence is enough.
This is not scaremongering. It is why we always read the bylaws before we take on an andelsbolig.
Three steps, and you know where you stand
We know the difference between a board that says no on principle and a board that says no because nobody ever asked properly.
There is usually still a legal route, and it is often better for your finances.
Furnished letting for one to six months. Subletting during temporary absence is permitted in far more associations than short-term letting, because it is exactly the situation the model bylaws were written for: you are posted abroad, studying or travelling. The tenants are expats and professionals who need a furnished home for six months. Fewer changeovers, no guest traffic in the stairwell, and an argument a board can actually approve.
It is the same property and the same setup on our side. We handle tenant, contract, move-in, day to day running and payout.
If you let through a platform that reports to the Danish Tax Agency, the first 35.100 kr are tax free in 2026. If you let privately, the allowance is only 13.800 kr. A further 40 percent is deducted from the rest, and only the remaining 60 percent is taxed as capital income. From 2026 the report must actually have been filed before you can use the higher allowance.
May I rent out my andelsbolig on Airbnb?
Only if your bylaws allow it. The city's 70 day ceiling is not a permission, and many associations sit well below it. Send us the bylaws and you will get a concrete answer.
What if the bylaws say nothing about Airbnb?
Then it is not automatically allowed. The Danish Supreme Court has held that a requirement of year-round residence can in itself rule out letting on a commercial scale, even without Airbnb being named. Ask the board in writing before you start.
Can the board exclude me?
Yes, for repeated or serious breaches, and it has happened. Normally a formal notice comes first, and some associations impose a fine. That is why we always ask for written permission first.
How many days may I let if the association says yes?
At most 70 days a year through a platform that reports to the Danish Tax Agency, and at most 30 days if you let on your own. If the association has set a lower limit, the association's limit applies.
Do you help with asking the board?
Yes. We write a finished proposal covering scope, house rules, contact person and reporting, which you can send in your own name. It is free and with no obligation.
What does your bylaw check cost?
Nothing. We read the bylaws and answer within 48 hours. If there is no legal route, we say so, and that is the end of it.
What can I do if the association only allows subletting?
Furnished letting for one to six months to expats and professionals. That sits within the subletting rules in most bylaws when you are temporarily absent yourself, and it means fewer changeovers and less disturbance in the building.
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