Short-term rental rules in Romania

Register each apartment or room for tourism classification with the Ministry of Economy, Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, online at se.situr.gov.ro or at the ministry. Applying is free. Complete files are reviewed within 30 days, and a provisional authorisation can let you host for up to 90 days until the on-site check. Sending the application alone does not allow you to host guests.

As a private individual (persoană fizică) you can classify at most 7 rooms and 14 places in total, across all your properties. Above that, you need a PFA, a family business or a company.

In an apartment block, the file needs the owners' association's opinion (if there is one) and written consent from the neighbours who share walls with the unit: beside, above and below. If there's no association you declare that, but neighbour consent is still required.

Display the classification certificate in the hallway (and the kitchen, if there is one), with the tourism control phone number 0372 570 602 or the ministry's emergency-numbers poster.

Since 8 July 2026, each classified unit needs its own email address and at least one personalised web page showing who runs it, the unit's address and the classification certificate number. A listing on Airbnb or Booking may not be enough on its own.

If anything your classification is based on changes, such as the number of rooms or the layout, request a new classification within 30 days.

Hosting without a classification certificate or provisional authorisation can lead to fines of tens of thousands of lei, and platforms can remove your listing.

Short-term renting is banned in buildings classified as Seismic Risk Class I (Law 212/2022, amended by Law 426/2023). In Bucharest, check the AMCCRS list; elsewhere, ask your city hall.

Have a carbon monoxide detector if there's gas, a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, a marked escape route and emergency numbers. Platforms such as Airbnb expect these too.

For short-term rental of up to 7 rooms in your own home, net income is gross income minus a flat 30% deduction (the platform's commission isn't counted as income). Tax is 10% of net income, about 7% of what guests pay you. The old income norm (norma de venit) no longer applies from 2026.

CASS (health contribution) may also be due, depending on your total income. Renting more than 7 rooms counts as an independent business activity from the year you go over the limit.

Declare the income in the Declarația unică. For 2026 income, the deadline is 25 May 2027.

Some cities charge a tax on stays, collected by the host. In 2026, for example, Sibiu charges 2% of the accommodation price and Brașov 1 leu per tourist per night. Check your city hall's local tax decision.

Since 20 May 2026, EU rules require hosts to show a registration number on their listings where a country runs a registration scheme, and platforms share booking data with the authorities. Check with the ministry whether Romania's national registration system is live before listing a new unit.