What about what the ministry said in april 2026?

The ministry presented a draft amendment to implement EU Regulation 2024/1028, which applies across the EU from 20 May 2026. Its key proposals:

What about what the government said in july 2026?

The Council of Ministers adopted on 14 July 2026 an amendment to the Act on hotel services and tour guides, which brings short-term apartment rental under hotel-services rules. Owners will have to report their activity to the Central List of Tourist Accommodation Facilities (Centralny Wykaz Turystycznych Obiektow Noclegowych), facilities will need house rules and verification, penalties apply for no registration or illegal accommodation services, residents and housing communities can request ins

What about what we could not confirm?

The pages do not give fees, the process for a host, deadlines for existing hosts, or the final text. They also do not say which authority issues the number. Wait for the published law.

What about what to do now?

1. Keep your property documents together: ownership or tenancy, building and fire safety paperwork, and guest policies. 2. Watch gov.pl and your gmina for the final act. 3. Do not invent a Polish registration number on your listing. Platforms will ask for a real one when the system exists.

Is the Polish short-term rental register already law?

The pages we read describe a draft and a government-adopted bill. We could not confirm it has been passed and enforced.

What will the number look like?

The pages say each facility gets an individual ID number to include in all offers. They do not describe its format.

Does it cover rentals under 30 days only?

The ministry describes rentals of up to 30 days being classed as an accommodation service.

Will municipalities be able to restrict rentals?

The ministry says the draft gives them powers to designate restricted zones.

What about once you are registered?

Registration makes you legal. Distribution makes you earn. If you plan to list on several booking sites, keep one registration number and one calendar in sync across all of them: the free channel manager guide explains how calendar sync works and where it falls short. Fursat's own guest inventory is in India, so if you also run a property there, start at /list-your-property. New to hosting in general? Read How to Start a Homestay in India for the basics that carry across markets.

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3 min read · 7 October 2026

Poland's New Short-Term Rental Register. What Hosts Should Know

Poland has a government bill to register short-term rentals and require an ID number in every offer. Here is what the ministry and the Prime Minister's office have said, and what is not yet law.

Sneha Surana

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Poland's New Short-Term Rental Register. What Hosts Should Know

Keep reading.

Is the Polish short-term rental register already law?

What will the number look like?

Does it cover rentals under 30 days only?

Will municipalities be able to restrict rentals?