Earn on the side with your parking space

Anyone who owns it or has permission. As a tenant you need your landlord's consent (section 540 German Civil Code); in a homeowners' association the house rules or resolutions may set limits. A permission template is offered while listing.

Rental income belongs in your tax return. Whether and how much tax is due depends on your personal situation; Sostivo cannot assess that. If in doubt, ask a tax adviser or your tax office. Sostivo does not report income to the tax office and does not ask for your tax ID; you declare your income yourself. This is not tax advice.

Sostivo does not offer its own damage insurance. Every booking has the licence plate, the period and the history on record. The rental agreement is between driver and host, and both settle any damage claims between themselves; Sostivo only brokers the booking. Please check whether your own insurance covers renting out.

Listing is free, you only pay on success. Sostivo keeps a 3 % commission from every rent, Stripe pays out the rest. For a monthly rental there is also a one-off introduction fee in the first month of 25 % of the monthly rent, at most €60. Example with €90 monthly rent: you receive €64.80 in the first month and €87.30 every month after. Bookings of up to 30 days have no introduction fee; there the driver pays a small booking fee.

We transfer your share through Stripe: for short bookings (up to 30 days) after the parking period ends, in the next nightly run, usually early the following morning, for a monthly rental from the start of the rental and then every month once the rent has been received. You need a payout account and your tax details on file. Stripe then pays the money out to your bank account on your Stripe payout schedule. If a tenant disputes a payment with their bank, we hold payouts until it is resolved. If we have to claim money back from you (for example after a lost dispute), we send you a statement straight away and offset it against your payouts after 14 days at the earliest; you can object until then, and we do not offset disputed amounts.

You can pause or end your listing at any time; it then takes no new bookings. Times already booked stay in place. Either side can cancel a running monthly rental in the app with 28 days' notice to the end of a month.

For a monthly rental the host may ask for a deposit; it is then shown in the listing and the contract. Sostivo does not collect or hold it, tenant and host settle it directly. Bookings of up to 30 days have no deposit.