About notification of housing accommodation business (minpaku)

The Housing Lodging Business Law was enforced on June 15, 2018, and by submitting a notification to the mayor of Yokohama, a business (Housing Lodging Business / Minpaku) that allows people to stay in a house within a range not exceeding 180 days a year It can be done in the city. When submitting a report, please check the contents of this page and the Minpaku System Portal Site (Japan Tourism Agency). Please make a reservation in advance by telephone when you visit Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division. In addition, for general inquiries about laws and systems, please use the Minpaku System Call Center.

• Minpaku System Portal Site (outside site) (Japan Tourism Agency)
  The contents of the private lodging system and the method of notification are posted.
• Minpaku System Call Center (outside site) (Japan Tourism Agency)
  We accept inquiries about housing accommodation business, etc.
  Phone: 0570-041-389 ※Nationwide Navi Dial
  Date and time of reception: Weekdays 9: 00-18: 00 (Web inquiry form outside of hours)

Please be sure to check the following materials before submitting the notification.

　　　For those who are going to do the housing accommodation business (minpaku) (PDF: 1,797KB)

"Housing" that can carry out the housing accommodation business must meet the equipment requirements and living requirements.

In addition, those used for other businesses (lending as rental spaces, using as business establishments, etc.) are used for other businesses.

It is excluded from the scope of housing.

The following four facilities must be provided in the house to be notified (hereinafter referred to as "reported house").

1. Kitchen
2. Bathroom
3. Toilet
4. Bathroom facilities

Report house must be house corresponding to any of the following.

1. Houses that are actually used as the home of people's lives
2. Houses where residents are being recruited
3. Houses that are used for the residence of the owner, lessee or lessee at any time.

If you submit a notification of the housing accommodation business, you can let people stay in the house within a period not exceeding 180 days a year. However, depending on the area, the ordinance limits the period of project implementation, so be sure to check the contents of "1 (5) Confirmation of restrictions based on the ordinance" on this page.

In addition, the total number of stays in the housing accommodation business is calculated for each registered house, and even if there is a change in the business operator, the number of stays will be taken over and counted. When conducting a business, please confirm the accommodation performance at the house prior to notification.

When implementing the housing accommodation business, it is necessary to comply with the Fire Service Law, so please consult in advance. Depending on the form of the reported house, it may be treated as an inn or hotel according to the Fire Service Law, so it may be necessary to install new fire equipment such as automatic fire alarm equipment.

When submitting a notification of housing accommodation business to Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division, please submit a copy of the “Firefighting Law Compliance Notice” or “Confirmation Form for Notification of Housing Accommodation Business”.

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At the time of notification, please use a checklist to confirm that the safety of guests is ensured in the notified house based on Article 6 of the Act.

Please submit the checklist used for confirmation at the time of notification.

• Style 1 (Checklist on Article 6 of the Housing Accommodation Business Act) (PDF: 135KB)

Depending on the content of the project, the following additional documents may be attached.

• Form 2 (additional drawings and matters to be specified) (PDF: 82KB)
• Additional drawings that clearly indicate the items shown in Form 2

Please refer to the outline of the checklist (PDF: 81KB) and the description example (PDF: 670KB) for the description method of the checklist.

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• Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division
  Phone: 045-671-2447
  Fax: 045-641-6074
• Housing and Architecture Bureau Building Guidance Division
  Phone: 045-671-4531
  Fax: 045-681-2437

In Yokohama City, the ordinance stipulates restrictions on the area and period for implementing the housing accommodation business.

Ordinance (PDF: 365KB) about conduct of Yokohama-shi housing accommodation business

• In the "first-class low-rise residential area" and "second-class low-rise residential area", the housing accommodation business cannot be performed from noon on Monday to noon on Friday (excluding holidays, etc.).
• When you confirm restricted zone, please use Yokohama-shi administrative map reporting system "i-mappie" (outside site).
  ※Restricted areas are subject to change due to a review of the entire city. Make sure you check it regularly.
• If the majority of the site of the house is included in the low-rise residential area, the area is regarded as a low-rise residential area.

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• Sports, Culture and Dynamic City Development Bureau Tourism Promotion and DMO Regional Cooperation Division
  Phone: 045-671-2596
  Fax: 045-663-6540

Condominiums can provide housing accommodation services if Residential Association does not prohibit housing accommodation services. Make sure that the business is not prohibited and submit the following documents at the time of notification.

1. If the building with a house is a building with two or more sectional owners and has a private part to be used for human residence, a copy of the agreement on the use of the exclusive part
2. In the case of 1, if there is no provision in the terms and conditions regarding the operation of the housing accommodation business, one of the following documents certifying that Residential Association has confirmed that there is no intention to prohibit the operation of the housing accommodation business in the notified housing.
   • A written oath (Form C (PDF: 55KB)) confirming that the policy of prohibiting the housing accommodation business has not been resolved at the General Assembly or board member at theResidential Association in advance.
   • The minutes of the General Assembly and the minutes of the board member since the enactment of the Housing Accommodation Business Act (June 9, 2017) and other documents certifying that there is no intention to prohibit the operation of the housing accommodation business in the Residential Association

If the terms and conditions stipulate the prohibition of the housing accommodation business, or if the Residential Association does not attach a document certifying that it has confirmed that it does not intend to prohibit the housing accommodation business, the notification of the housing accommodation business will not be accepted. In addition, if you submit the above documents, Yokohama City may contact Residential Association or the management company to confirm that Residential Association has no intention to prohibit the housing accommodation business. Please coordinate with Residential Association in advance.

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• Housing and Architecture Bureau Housing Reconstruction Division
  Phone: 045-671-2954
  Fax: 045-641-2756

In order to prevent troubles and complaints about the housing accommodation business, consider whether the housing accommodation business is possible or prohibited, and make sure that it is stipulated in the apartment management agreement. In addition, if the condominium management agreement is not revised in time by the scheduled date of notification of the person who starts the housing accommodation business, the General Assembly of Residential Association and the board member decide whether or not to implement the housing accommodation business, and inform the residents of that fact.

※Please refer to the following for details.

Revision of Standard Condominium Management Regulations following the enactment of the Housing Accommodation Business Law (City of Yokohama, Housing and Architecture Bureau Housing Revitalization Division)

Prior to the notification, please inform the residents in the vicinity of the reported house in advance in writing (flyers, etc.). In addition, at the start of the project, please inform the local residents who have been notified in advance in writing.

Buildings and land that start the housing accommodation business have restrictions on land use (use of buildings, etc.) of building agreements, district planning, local town development rules, city planning consultation districts (hereinafter referred to as "building agreements, etc.") May be. If the building that starts the business corresponds to an area such as a building agreement, please contact the contact or the counter regardless of the restrictions.

Please confirm areas such as building agreements in Yokohama-shi administrative map reporting system "i-mappie" (outside site), or please confirm after contacting reference or window.

• Confirmation method (PDF: 1,612KB) with Yokohama-shi administrative map reporting system "i-mappy"

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If the number of rooms in the registered housing exceeds 5 or if you are absent while staying in the registered housing (excluding those excluded by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), the housing accommodation management business pertaining to the notified housing must be entrusted to a single housing accommodation management company.

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• Minpaku System Call Center
  Phone: 0570-041-389

To start the housing accommodation business, please contact the City of Yokohama, Water Works Bureau Customer Service Center if you wish to start using water or other inquiries.

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• City of Yokohama, Water Works Bureau Customer Service Center
  Phone: 045-847 (Hachiyonna)-6262
  Fax: 045-848-4281

If you provide food and drink to guests at a registered house, you may need to submit a business license or notification based on the Food Sanitation Law. If you do business without permission, you may be subject to unlicensed business and you may be subject to punishment, so be sure to confirm in advance that it is a restricted zone where you can operate and consult with Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division in the ward where the registered housing is located.

Reference: About application procedure of food business license

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• Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Food Sanitation Section (in charge) in the ward where the housing accommodation business is located.

When we carry out house accommodation business in Yokohama-shi, we must report to the mayor of Yokohama beforehand every report house.
When submitting this report, be sure to check "Handling of Personal Information" (PDF: 184KB).

When submitting a notification by delegated to the proxy/agent administrative scriveners, etc., please check "How to use the Minpaku system operation system_(3) Precautions when using the system by the proxy/agent of administrative scriveners" (external site) (Japan Tourism Agency).

Please write required items in registration form and submit it.

As a general rule, registration form should be created using the Minpaku System Management System (Please use the Minpaku System Management System after registering and logging in from the Minpaku System Portal Site).

• Minpaku system portal site (how to use the Minpaku system operation system) (outside site)

※Housing Accommodation Business Please refer to the example described in registration form for the description method of registration form, etc. (Example described in the Housing Accommodation Business registration form (external site)).

In addition to the registration form, please submit the attached documents type according to the implementation method of the project. For more information about attached documents, please visit the Minpaku System Portal Site.

• Minpaku System Portal Site (attached documents at the time of notification) (outside site)

Also, please submit the following documents at the same time.

1. Confirmation documents related to firefighting laws and regulations (copy of "Firefighting laws and regulations conformity notice" or "Confirmation letter accompanying notification of housing accommodation business")
2. Confirmation documents for ensuring the safety of guests (Form 1 (PDF: 135KB), Form 2 (PDF: 82KB) and additional drawings that clearly indicate the matters shown in Form 2)

There are two types of notification methods: notification using electronic media via the private lodging system operation system and notification using paper media (submission at the counter, mailing, etc.).
Please contact Medical Care Bureau Health Sanitation Division before submitting the notification.

• Notification reception desk of Motoichi (reference about report)
  Medical Care Bureau Health and Safety Department Health Sanitation Division (There are no windows in each ward)
  6-50-10 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City Hall 21F
  ※We moved to the new city hall on May 11, 2020.
• Phone: 045-671-2447
  Fax: 045-641-6074

• Please make a reservation in advance by telephone when visiting.
• After confirming that there are no defects in the documents, you will be notified of the notification number.
• At the time of notification of the notification number, you will be given a sign. At the start of the business, be sure to post a sign with the notification number.

• Form A Pledge (Pledge on reasons for disqualification (for corporations)) PDF version (PDF: 86KB), Excel version (Excel: 14KB)
• Form B Pledge (Pledge on reasons for disqualification (for individuals)) PDF version (PDF: 88KB), Excel version (Excel: 15KB)
  ※Please attach Form A if the submitter is a corporation, and Form B if you are an individual.

• Form C Pledge (Pledge to confirm that Residential Association has no intention to prohibit the housing accommodation business) PDF version (PDF: 55KB), Excel version (Excel: 26KB)

For other styles, please refer to the Minpaku System Portal Site (collection of laws and regulations related to the Housing Accommodation Business Law) (outside site).

• Style 1 (Checklist on Article 6 of the Housing Accommodation Business Act) (PDF: 135KB)
• Form 2 (additional drawings and matters to be specified) (PDF: 82KB)

[Reference Materials]

• Overview of the checklist (PDF: 81KB)
• Examples of checklist entry and examples of submitted drawings (PDF: 670KB)
• (Notification) Matters to determine how to install emergency lighting equipment and measures necessary to ensure the safety of guests in the event of a fire or other disaster (external site) (Japan Tourism Agency)
• (Explanation of notification) Guide for safety measures for private lodging (external site) (Japan Tourism Agency)

• Confirmation of fire laws and regulations (Fire Bureau Guidance Division)
• Revision of Standard Condominium Management Regulations following the enactment of the Housing Accommodation Business Law (Housing and Architecture Bureau Housing Revitalization Division)
• What is the Building Agreement (Urban Development Bureau Regional Town Development Division)
  We can confirm the presence or absence of building agreements in Yokohama-shi administrative map reporting system "i-mappie" (outside site).
  ※Confirmation method by Yokohama-shi administrative map information reporting system "i-mappy" (PDF: 1,612KB)
• About application procedure of food business license (Medical Care Bureau Food Sanitation Division)
• List of general waste disposal contractors (Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Management Section, Treatment Business Guidance Section)
• Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Management Section Treatment Business Guidance Section (Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Management Section)
• How to separate business waste and resources (Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Management Department Business Waste Management Section)
• Page of Depreciable Assets (Yokohama City Depreciable Assets Center)
• About survey report about private lodging facilities in Yokohama city (Policy Bureau Policy Division)

Special exceptions to the Ryokan Business Law based on the National Strategic Special Zones Law, so-called “special zone residents stay” cannot be performed in Yokohama City.

About report house where report of house accommodation business was accepted in Yokohama-shi, please see list of city house accommodation business report house.

List of city housing accommodation business report houses (PDF: 154KB)

In Yokohama-shi, we carry out on-site inspection of city house accommodation business report house sequentially.　

・As for the result of on-site inspection from 2018 to 2019, please see "about on-site inspection result to house accommodation business report house".

　About on-site inspection result to house accommodation business report house (PDF: 306KB)

・For the results of on-site inspections after 2020, please see the results on the page of "Information on Environmental Sanitation Business Implementation Plan".

　Information on the Environmental Health Business Implementation Plan

Legionellosis is an infection caused by inhaling small splashes (aerosols) containing Legionella spp. Legionella spp. inhabits the natural environment, such as river water and soil, but it is easy to multiply in relatively warm water, so appropriate management is important especially for facilities with places where hot water stays. .

"Yokohama City Legionellosis Prevention Measures Guidance Guidelines (hereinafter referred to as" Summary ") In the case of a facility that conducts the housing accommodation business and has facilities that are subject to a bathtub with a chasing function or a non-heated humidifier, etc., the equipment will be properly managed according to the “Technical Management Guidelines for Preventing Legionellosis” specified in the outline. We ask for proper management.

Specifically, please see information about prevention measures of Legionellosis in page of "Building Hygiene Law".

• Yokohama-shi Legionellosis prevention measures instruction summary [PDF (PDF: 411KB)]
• Management ledger [PDF (PDF: 1,956KB)] [EXCEL (Excel: 46KB)]
• Management record form example [PDF (PDF: 1,128KB)] [EXCEL (Excel: 54KB)]
• "What is Legionellosis? ~ Source of infection and measures to hide close to me ~ "(Leaflet for citizens) (PDF: 6,753KB)
• "Stop! Legionella-Points for Preventing Legionellosis-" (brochure for businesses) (PDF: 1,845KB)

Regarding the possibility of operating an individual house, we cannot answer unconditionally because there are various requirements other than restrictions on other laws and regulations and matters related to the location. Regarding restrictions on other laws and regulations, please check the restricted zone, district plan, building agreement, etc. yourself and judge it. Please talk with Housing and Architecture Bureau adjustment area section (Phone: 045-671-4521) about urbanization adjustment area. In addition, according to the regulations about conduct of Yokohama-shi housing accommodation business, in "first-class low-rise residential area" and "second-class low-rise residential area", from noon on Monday to noon on Friday (excluding holidays, etc.) , Housing accommodation business cannot be performed.

Please note that if there is a part used by the guest on the third floor in a detached house, both the alarm equipment and pit parcels, or fire-resistant buildings will be required.

If the registered owner and the notifier are different, a written consent of the registered owner will be required, so please register inheritance etc. first.

If there is a tail-cooking facility, it is necessary to create a management ledger, and in addition to daily cleaning, management such as disinfection of circulation pipes once a week based on technical management guidelines to prevent legionellosis is required. In addition, if there is a non-heated humidifier, it is necessary to create a management ledger and then clean and replace water every day.

Immediately after receiving the notification, we will ask you to confirm the presence or absence of necessary equipment. In addition, on-site inspections are conducted as appropriate even after the start of business. In the event of a complaint or suspected violation of laws and regulations, extraordinary inspections may be conducted.

If the number of stays exceeds 180 days, it will be a violation of Article 3 of the Ryokan Business Act, and you may be punished with imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of up to one million yen, or both. In addition, from the day when he was sentenced to imprisonment or higher due to penalties including other laws and regulations, or was sentenced to fines under the provisions of the Housing Accommodation Business Act or the Ryokan Business Act, and his execution was completed or no execution Until three years have passed, it will fall under the disqualification grounds of Article 4 of the Housing Accommodation Business Act, and all housing accommodation businesses cannot be run. If you have an accommodation reservation at the time it is confirmed that you have exceeded 180 days, you will be required to cancel all reservations. Please manage the number of stays so that you do not exceed 180 days.

If you are a so-called landlord living together type and your family responds to guests when you are absent, please notify the family as a joint name. In addition, if you do not live together at the time when there is a guest even though you are notified in the so-called landlord living together type, you may be subject to a business improvement order or a business suspension order.