At the beginning of March 2018, a “strengthening of financial sanctions” was announced by the Secretary of State to the Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Julien Denormandie, for the attention of rental companies as well as seasonal rental platforms such as Airbnb, for illegal ads. It is therefore time for all players in the MAPIC 2018 seasonal rental sector to update their activities.
Furnished tourist rental: what does the law say?
Airbnb, Homeway, Abritel as well as most rental platforms were not affected by financial sanctions to date. But the rules are now the same for all players operating in the sector, according to statements made by Julien Denormandie on France 2 at the beginning of March.
Any MAPIC 2018 tourist furnished rental must therefore be registered with the Town Hall and clearly display their registration number on their advertisement. This is the only way to ensure that owners do not exceed the legal rental limit of 120 days per year.
Location Mapic: what will change in 2018?
Article 51 of this housing bill provides in particular:
- The introduction for the lessor of the obligation to send to the municipality, at his request, the count of the number of nights having been rented during the current year.
- The strengthening of civil fines from 5 euros to 000 euros for rental companies who do not meet their obligations.
- The introduction of new civil fines of 10 euros to 000 euros for seasonal rental platforms.
In Cannes, the owners of furnished tourist accommodation are applying the new rules to satisfy the visitors who will surely come in droves for the first international trade fair dedicated to commercial real estate. MAPIC 2018 will take place from November 14 to 16 at the Palais des Festivals.
