KVDG
Germany's Short-Term Rental Data Exchange Act, requiring platforms to share host data with a national SDEP portal.
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How does Germany's KVDG comply with EU STR rules without overriding state housing powers?
Timeline for KVDG
Passed Wirtschaftsausschuss on 22 April; plenary date not yet set
Nomads & Communities: Bundestag committee passes KVDG; AfD alone opposedMentioned in: Jørgensen plan queues Q4 STR caps as phase two
Nomads & Communities- What is the KVDG in Germany?
- The KVDG (Kurzzeitvermietungs-Datenaustausch-Gesetz) is Germany's Short-Term Rental Data Exchange Act, which creates a federal portal for platforms like Airbnb to submit host data, implementing the EU STR Regulation's SDEP requirement.Source: Bundestag
- Why did only the AfD oppose Germany's STR data law?
- The AfD opposed the KVDG on constitutional grounds, arguing that creating a federal STR registry infringes on the Bundesstaatsprinzip, which reserves housing law to Germany's 16 states.Source: Bundestag committee record
- How does Germany's KVDG relate to the EU STR Regulation?
- The KVDG is Germany's national law implementing the EU STR Regulation's Single Digital Entry Point requirement, mandating platforms to submit host registration and activity data to a federal portal that relays it to Länder housing authorities.Source: EU STR Regulation / Bundestag
Background
The KVDG (Kurzzeitvermietungs-Datenaustausch-Gesetz) is Germany's legislative response to the EU Short-Term Rental Regulation, passed by the Bundestag's Wirtschaftsausschuss on 22 April 2026 with broad cross-party support. The AfD was the sole party to oppose the bill, which creates a federal data portal for platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com to submit host registration data .
The law implements the EU's Single Digital Entry Point (SDEP) requirement at federal level, requiring platforms to submit registration numbers, activity data, and host details. It navigates the Bundesstaatsprinzip constraint by positioning the federal registry as a data relay to Länder housing authorities rather than a federal housing-regulation instrument.
The KVDG is one of the first national SDEP implementation laws in the EU, and its model, separating data-relay from substantive housing regulation, is being watched by other member states navigating similar constitutional divisions.