Short-term rental property standards: what the law requires since 1/10/2025
Updated 5 September 2026
This is a short English summary. The full guide is in Greek.
Since 1 October 2025, every property in the AADE registry must meet minimum standards [art. 3 §1 and art. 34 §2 ν.5170/2025]. The thresholds behind them come from Ministry of Tourism circular 19567/25.09.2025 [Ministry of Tourism circular 19567/25.09.2025]. The enabling ΚΥΑ of art. 5 of the same law has never been issued, so the statute applies directly.
The list
| Requirement | What exactly | How often you renew it |
|---|---|---|
| Rooms of main use | Natural light, ventilation and air-conditioning. The circular asks for 2.50 m clear height (2.40 m in pre-ΝΟΚ buildings), light openings of at least 10% and ventilation of at least 5% of the room's net area, at least in bedrooms; A/C at least in bedrooms, not required above 600 m altitude | Not renewed, it is a feature of the space |
| Liability insurance | For damage or accidents, in the owner's name, with an insurer on the Bank of Greece register | No frequency is set; it must be in force |
| ΥΔΕ | Electrician's declaration for the electrical installation | Not specified |
| Extinguishers | Dry powder or water, at least 6 kg, one per 100 m² gross, rated 21A-113B-C | Not specified |
| Smoke detectors | Autonomous, ceiling-mounted, at least in bedrooms and the kitchen | Not specified |
| RCD | Residual-current breaker in the panel | Not specified |
| Escape signage | Escape-route signage and emergency lighting at every exit | Not specified |
| Pest control | Certificate for the property | Not specified |
| First-aid kit | Marked «ΠΡΩΤΕΣ ΒΟΗΘΕΙΕΣ / FIRST AID KIT», with the minimum contents the circular lists | Not specified |
| Emergency numbers | Printed guide with 112, 100, 199, 166, Poison Centre 210 7793777, 108, 1056, the local hospital and a taxi | Not specified |
Neither the law nor the circular sets a renewal interval for any certificate. Keep whatever expiry date your provider prints on the paper, because an inspection wants the documents valid on the day.
What is not required
- No minimum floor area. No square-metre threshold exists.
- No express ban on basements. The exclusion is indirect, through the rooms-of-main-use requirement (light, ventilation, height).
- No CO detectors. Only smoke detectors are named.
There is also no «ΚΥΑ 8383/2025»; we could not find any such instrument. And ν.5170/2025 contains no ΑΜΑ provision at all.
Inspection and fines
Inspections are on-site, by Ministry of Tourism staff, under a written inspection order, optionally joint with AADE, with at least 10 days' notice to produce evidence [art. 3 §§2-4 ν.5170/2025]. This fine is separate from the registry fines of art. 111 ν.4446/2016.
Want this handled every month?
hostkeep keeps each property's paperwork next to its bookings and reminds you what expires before it does. The monthly close already produces the stay declaration and the ΤΑΚΚ from your Airbnb and Booking exports.