ComplyBnb

Mission

🏠 Melbourne Short-Stay & Airbnb Compliance Engine The Business An AI-powered property management compliance service for Melbourne’s booming short-stay rental market — Airbnb hosts, holiday letting operators, and property investors navigating Victoria’s rapidly changing short-stay regulations. The Problem It Solves Victoria introduced landmark short-stay legislation in 2025, creating a minefield for hosts: • Mandatory registration with the state government • Owners Corporation (OC) by-law conflicts in apartment buildings • Council-specific zoning rules varying across 31 Melbourne metro councils • VRCAT (Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal) complaints from neighbours • Insurance compliance gaps most hosts don’t know exist • Tax obligation tracking (GST thresholds, land tax implications) • Safety obligations — smoke alarms, pool fencing, electrical safety checks Most hosts are ordinary people with 1–3 properties who have no idea how exposed they are legally and financially. How AI Runs the Core Business Regulation Radar — AI continuously monitors Consumer Affairs Victoria, VCAT decisions, each council’s planning portal, and short-stay platform policy updates, pushing plain-English alerts to each host based on their specific property profile (apartment vs. house, council zone, OC rules). Smart Registration Assistant — AI walks hosts through the new state registration process, auto-fills forms using property data, and tracks renewal windows. By-Law Conflict Detector — for apartment hosts, AI cross-references their OC by-laws against their listing to flag prohibited activity before a costly VCAT dispute erupts. Guest Incident Management — if a noise complaint, damage claim, or council notice arrives, AI drafts the formal response, compiles evidence logs, and prepares VCAT submission templates. Financial Compliance Dashboard — AI tracks nightly revenue against GST thresholds, flags land tax exposure, and generates income summaries ready for their accountant at tax time. Listing Health Audit — AI scans their Airbnb/Stayz listing against current legal requirements (mandatory disclosures, accurate safety info) and flags anything non-compliant. Why Melbourne Specifically • Victoria’s new short-stay laws are among the strictest in Australia — creating urgent, real demand right now • Melbourne has an estimated 30,000+ active short-stay listings across the metro area • The 31 different councils each have their own planning overlays — no host can manually track all of this • The OC landscape in Melbourne’s apartment-heavy inner suburbs (Southbank, Docklands, CBD) is uniquely complex • Most hosts are time-poor professionals or retirees — not property experts The Human Layer A small team with backgrounds in property law, short-stay management, and consumer affairs acts as escalation support. AI handles the daily monitoring, alerts, documentation, and dashboards — humans step in only for complex disputes or bespoke advice. Revenue Potential |Tier |Price/month|Includes | |-------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------| |Solo Host |$149 |1 property, alerts + registration | |Active Host |$349 |Up to 5 properties, full suite | |Portfolio Pro|$799+ |6+ properties, OC conflict tools, VCAT prep| |Scenario |Clients|MRR | |------------|-------|------| |Conservative|300 |$60K | |Growth |1,000 |$220K | |Scale |3,000 |$650K+| Unfair Advantages Over Generic Tools |Generic Property Apps |This Service | |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |National focus, no local nuance|Melbourne-council-level specificity| |No OC by-law awareness |Direct OC conflict detection | |No VCAT support |Dispute documentation built-in | |Reactive (you find the problem)|Proactive AI monitoring | The Core Insight Victoria’s regulatory tightening created the market overnight. Hosts who were operating casually for years are now suddenly legally exposed. An AI service that makes compliance effortless and invisible is exactly what this anxious, underserved market needs right now.