Do I need to register a short-term rental in Stuttgart?

Yes. A registration or licence must be in place in Stuttgart before the property is let.

How many nights a year can I let a short-term rental in Stuttgart?

70 nights per year in Stuttgart. Letting beyond that limit is not permitted without separate approval.

Do I have to keep a guest register in Stuttgart?

Yes. Stuttgart requires a register of guests to be kept for every stay.

Is there an accommodation tax on short-term rentals in Stuttgart?

No accommodation tax is recorded at this level in Stuttgart.

Are local council rules for Stuttgart included here?

Yes. The rules shown for Stuttgart are the ones that bind an operator at this level, last checked 2026-09-01.

Short-term rental rules in Stuttgart

Last checked 2026-09-01. Jurisdiction code EU-DE-STUTTGART.

Registration or licence	Required before letting
Night limit	70 nights per year, ten weeks, past which it becomes misappropriation needing permission
Guest register	Must be kept for every stay

What this means in practice

Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 has applied since 20 May 2026. Where this member state operates a registration scheme, the unit needs a registration number and it must appear on every listing.
Booking platforms are required to check declared registration numbers against the national Single Digital Entry Point and to report invalid or misused numbers to the authority and to you. A wrong number risks the listing being removed.
Local rules on night caps, guest registers and tourist tax sit on top of this and vary by city. They are not covered by the EU baseline.
German cities apply a Zweckentfremdungsverbot, a prohibition on misusing residential housing. Letting a dwelling to tourists is treated as misuse unless it is registered and within the local limits, and the rules are set city by city.
Where the city operates a scheme, each rental must be registered with the local authority and the registration number displayed on every listing. Platforms are required to verify the number before a listing goes live, and a listing without a confirmed number can be blocked.
The Meldeschein, a guest registration form, must be completed for stays.
Beherbergungssteuer or City Tax is levied by the municipality and varies by city. Cuvanti does not hold German municipal rates, so no amount is shown here.
Stuttgart treats using a dwelling for tourist accommodation for more than TEN WEEKS in total in a calendar year as Zweckentfremdung, a misuse of housing. Ten weeks is 70 days, and it is the tightest threshold of any German city Cuvanti holds.
Before you offer or advertise the property to changing occupants, in particular on internet portals, it must be REGISTERED with the city and the owner must notify the city in advance. The registration number you are given must always be clearly visible to the public in every offer and advertisement.
The prohibition has applied in Stuttgart since 2016 under Baden-Württemberg state law, and the city has extended it to 31 December 2030.
Fines reach EUR 100,000 for misappropriation itself, doubled from EUR 50,000 when the law was amended in February 2021. A separate fine of up to EUR 50,000 applies to the information, registration and notification duties, so registering late and letting without permission are two different exposures.
An objection or legal action against enforcement has NO suspensive effect, so a challenge does not pause the requirement while it is heard.
Two things are NOT caught. Letting your own dwelling while you are away for a longer period, an interim let, is outside the Satzung. So is a secondary residence in Stuttgart where your main residence is not also in Stuttgart.
Cuvanti has NOT verified a municipal accommodation tax for Stuttgart, so none is shown. Confirm with the city before pricing.

Cuvanti tracks this for your properties automatically

Night limits count across every channel you are connected to, not one platform at a time, which is the only way the number means anything. Cuvanti warns you before a booking would breach a limit, and tells you when a rule in your market changes.

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Common questions about short-term rentals in Stuttgart

Do I need to register a short-term rental in Stuttgart?: Yes. A registration or licence must be in place in Stuttgart before the property is let.
How many nights a year can I let a short-term rental in Stuttgart?: 70 nights per year in Stuttgart. Letting beyond that limit is not permitted without separate approval.
Do I have to keep a guest register in Stuttgart?: Yes. Stuttgart requires a register of guests to be kept for every stay.
Is there an accommodation tax on short-term rentals in Stuttgart?: No accommodation tax is recorded at this level in Stuttgart.
Are local council rules for Stuttgart included here?: Yes. The rules shown for Stuttgart are the ones that bind an operator at this level, last checked 2026-09-01.

This is not legal advice. It covers registration, night limits and accommodation taxes for the markets Cuvanti has configured, and does not cover every local rule, including planning controls, building and fire safety requirements, and strata or body corporate by-laws. Check your own obligations with a local adviser before you let.