Reuters/Pawel KopczynskiBerlin has seen a restriction on entire property rentals of short-term lets, with lawmakers claiming platforms such as Airbnb "misuse private property" by renting apartments to tourists without permission. Seeking to prohibit entire property rentals as short-term lets, a law – known as Zweckentfremdungsverbot – was passed in 2014 but came into effect on 1 May.