Copenhagen Court Evicts Illegal Short-Term Rental Operator in Seven Apartments

Illegal short-term rentals in Copenhagen face harsh legal penalties. A local company must immediately vacate seven apartments in the city. The housing court department of Copenhagen City Court delivered the ruling. The court found the company ran unauthorized short-term rentals against lease agreements.

The apartments were listed on the booking website Booking.com. The court cited the serious nature of the violations in its decision. This judgment follows a long public debate in Denmark about shadow hotels. Shadow hotels refer to ordinary apartments operated illegally as commercial hotels. According to Denmark's national broadcaster DR, the decision clarifies enforcement against unauthorized rentals.