The solution·6 min

The compliant solution: living from 3 months

How the Room Estate model turns an impermissible short-term let into genuine, long-term living.

Updated: June 2026
From business apartment to long-term living
From business apartment to long-term living

The ban targets short-term, furnished letting — not living. That is exactly what the Room Estate model is built for.

Why Room Estate is compliant

Room Estate lets furnished apartments — but not as short-term or business apartments. With us:

  • A real tenancy agreement instead of a hospitality or short-term model.
  • Tenants register their main residence at the apartment.
  • A term of 3 months or more, typically open-ended.
  • This makes it genuine residential use under the Wohnanteil.

Unlike providers who withdraw housing through short-term furnished letting, our model has been proven and built for compliance since 2014.

The offer for owners and operators

Room Estate master-leases your apartments (term up to 20 years) and pays a fixed, predictable rent. Room Estate carries the vacancy risk and handles tenants, administration and operations — turnkey.

In short
A long-term lease, reliable rent, no vacancy risk for you.

This turns the now-impermissible short-term let into compliant long-term living — with no break in income and no effort.

This page provides general information, not legal advice. The model is designed to comply with residential use; a case-by-case review remains decisive.

Sources
Room Estate AG — roomestate.com
City of Zürich — building and zoning ordinance (BZO)

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