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4 clusters · 22 sources · 31 days · First seen about 1 month ago · Last updated about 20 hours ago

Categories: POLITICS

Poland short‑term rental regulation

Entities: Ireneusz Raś · Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Poland) · Łódź · Dariusz Rasi · Marta Porębska‑Raś

Overview

After the Council of Ministers formally adopted the short‑term‑rental bill in mid‑July 2026, a poll showed roughly 58 % of Poles support tighter rules. The law creates a Central Register of Tourist Accommodation, extends hotel‑service obligations to rentals of up to 30 days, requires identification numbers for offers, obliges platforms to share data, introduces inspections, penalties and fire‑safety measures such as smoke detectors and carbon‑monoxide sensors, and removes municipal “free zones” that could ban short‑term rentals. Critics also noted the omission of provisions empowering housing‑cooperative authority.

In late July, Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Ireneusz Raś faced a conflict‑of‑interest probe. Records show he bought three micro‑apartments in Łódź in 2020, earning about 21,600 zł in rental income over the previous year. Three months before joining the government he sold two units to his brother, priest Dariusz Raś, and the third to his ex‑wife Marta Porębska‑Raś; one unit remained in his name. Raś claims the apartments were let on long‑term contracts and that he did not disclose the holdings to the prime minister or the sport minister. An ethics investigation opened on 27 July, highlighting his role in drafting the amendment that removed municipal “free zones”. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and PiS presidential candidate Przemysław Czarnek have called for his resignation, intensifying political pressure.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 9 SOURCES] Ireneusz Raś bought three micro‑apartments in Łódź in 2020. (existing)
[● 9 SOURCES] Raś serves as deputy minister of sport and tourism responsible for drafting a law on short‑term rentals. (existing)
[● 9 SOURCES] The draft law originally allowed municipalities to create zones banning short‑term rentals, but that clause was later removed. (existing)
[● 9 SOURCES] The law was adopted by the government in mid‑July 2026 after the clause removal. (existing)
[● 8 SOURCES] Two of the apartments were sold to his brother, priest Dariusz Raś, shortly before he entered the government. (existing)
[● 5 SOURCES] He earned rental income of about 21,600 zł in the 12 months prior to 2023. (existing)
[● 4 SOURCES] Activists and politicians have called for Raś’s resignation, citing a conflict of interest over the short‑term rental law. (Multiple sources)
[● 3 SOURCES] Raś claims there is no conflict of interest and that his apartments were not used for short‑term rentals. (e875bb7d-1772-4864-953a-29d3d3b00bd4)

Timeline

about 20 hours ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
Polish Deputy Minister Ireneusz Raś Faces Conflict-of-Interest Claims Over Short-Term Rental Law
Polish deputy minister Ireneusz Raś, overseeing short‑term rental regulation, previously owned and profited from micro‑apartments in Łódź. He claims no conflict of interest, but critics cite transparency issues
3 days ago

[POLITICS] 13 sources
Polish Deputy Minister Ireneusz Raś Faces Conflict‑of‑Interest Probe Over Micro‑Apartment Rentals
Deputy minister Ireneusz Raś, who bought and rented three Łódź micro‑apartments before selling them to his brother and ex‑wife, now heads a short‑term‑rental law amendment; critics demand his resignation over a
6 days ago

[POLITICS] 6 sources
Polish public backs tighter short‑term rental rules
A poll shows 58 % of Poles favour stricter short‑term rental rules. The July‑14 government bill, criticised for lacking local‑control provisions, has prompted the Left to seek amendments restoring municipal and
about 1 month ago

[POLITICS] 7 sources
Poland moves to tighten short‑term rental and balcony repair rules
Poland’s draft law creates a central short‑term rental register, bans such rentals in municipal zones, adds up to 50 k zł fines, shifts balcony structural repairs to co‑owners, and mandates smoke and carbon‑mon

Sources

biznes.interia.pl · biznesinfo.pl · dorzeczy.pl · efakt.pl · fakty.interia.pl · finanse.wp.pl · gospodarka.gazeta.pl · m.fakt.pl · nczas.info · niezalezna.pl · oko.press · polityka.co.pl · polsatnews.pl · portalkujawski.pl · portalsamorzadowy.pl · prawy.pl · pulsgdanska.pl · revistajardins.pt · rmf24.pl · rp.pl · wiadomosci.wp.pl · wydarzenia.interia.pl

This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history