Role obcí v regulaci krátkodobého ubytování: komparace přístupů Prahy a Vídně

This bachelor thesis compares the regulatory approaches of Prague and Vienna to short-term accommodation facilitated by digital platforms, particularly Airbnb. The thesis analyses the legal frameworks, institutional capacities and impacts on the housing market in both cities. Based on a comparative case study and secondary source analysis, the thesis concludes that Prague, compared to Vienna, lacks sufficient legal instruments to effectively regulate short-term accommodation at the municipal level, for systemic rather than political reasons. Vienna, as a federal state, has its own legislative competence in building law and has effectively regulated commercial rentals since 2024 through a 90-day limit. Prague, by contrast, remains without any special legislation and requires statutory authorisation from the national legislator to adopt its own regulation. The thesis formulates recommendations for Czech legislative practice inspired by the Viennese model.