After more than a year and a half of a long process before the institutions, the text to regulate short-term housing was adopted by the National Assembly this Thursday, November 7. What will this change?
The bill had already been adopted on Tuesday by the Senate, it has now convinced the entire French Parliament. Only the deputies of the National Rally voted against this text which will therefore bring the legal framework of furnished tourist accommodation such as Airbnb closer to that of long-term accommodation.
The law does not aim to prohibit but to “regulate“furnished accommodation, an activity”necessary in tourist areas“, presented Macronist MP Annaïg Le Meur, one of the elected officials behind the project, during the Joint Commission (CMP). She must therefore strengthen the tools for regulating furnished tourist accommodation at the local level.
Quotas on furnished tourist accommodation, mayors have the power
This green light from parliamentarians will therefore give control and regulation instruments to mayors. Elected officials will be able to reduce the number of days of rental of “Airbnb” type accommodation by capping them at 90 days per year (instead of 120 currently) so the tax system will be less advantageous for owners.
All municipalities will also have the right to set up quotas for furnished tourist buildings. And those located in “tense area“, or comprising more than 20% secondary residences, may designate, in their local urban planning plan (PLU), areas reserved for the construction of main residences.
“This provision targeting hosts renting their main residence will have no impact on the supply of available accommodation since these accommodations are by nature occupied all year round by their owner.“, for its part reacted Airbnb. The platform, for its part, reacted to the implementation of the text by denouncing “new tax and administrative constraints” weighing on its users.
published on November 7 at 5:05 p.m., Teddy Perez, 6Medias
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