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From the beginning of 2025, Paris has introduced restrictions on renting out accommodation to tourists
From 1 January 2025 in Paris, the maximum number of days during which you can rent out your main accommodation to tourists for daily rent has been reduced. According to the new rules, a flat can be rented out for no more than 90 days a year instead of the previously allowed 120 days. This was announced by the Paris mayor's office on its official website.
Before the introduction of these changes, Paris was characterised by the highest rental rates in Europe. Property owners actively used this to turn their houses and flats into tourist mini-hotels. According to the mayor's office, this practice affected more than 95,000 registered residences, of which 78,000 were furnished and rented out as temporary hotels.
Such rental activity can negatively impact local communities, from noise and overcrowding in common areas to a loss of neighbourhood diversity. Small businesses often adapt to suit the interests of tourists, which can be to the detriment of residents.
Authorities note that this phenomenon reduces the usual supply on the rental market and increases housing prices, reducing affordability for the local population. The restriction will primarily affect properties rented out to tourists through platforms such as Airbnb.
Violation of the new regulations will result in fines of up to €10,000 per year. The exception is renting a private room in the main accommodation from the landlord, which does not require prior authorisation or an application, except for properties used as guest rooms.
These changes are aimed at counteracting property owners who abuse rental accommodation all year round by circumventing the law through various loopholes and platforms. Similar restrictions are being introduced not only in Paris but also in other popular tourist cities in France and Europe.
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