The City of Paris is stepping up its supervision of Airbnb-type tourist rentals. From January 1, 2025, principal residences will no longer be able to be rented out for more than 90 days a year, compared with 120 today. This change, voted in on December 19, 2024, is accompanied by an increase in penalties and tighter controls to combat infringements.
Adopted unanimously by the Paris Council, this new measure is based on the "Le Meur" law, enacted on November 19. It aims to curb abuses in a sector where nearly 95,000 Parisian accommodations are offered on platforms like Airbnb, reducing the long-term rental supply. For the mayor's office, this cap is an urgent response to the housing crisis and the boom in unregulated tourist rentals.
From the beginning of 2025, it will be illegal for landlords to exceed this 90-day threshold. According to Jacques Baudrier, Deputy Director of Housing, this historic decision marks the end of a ten-year battle against the excesses of furnished rentals. The new ceiling is also designed to limit unfair competition with hotels and prevent the disguised professionalization of certain rental companies.
Penalties will also be increased. Fines for non-compliance will be doubled, from 50,000 to 100,000 euros per offence. At the same time, the mayor's office plans to increase the number of enforcement officers, currently numbering around thirty. According to the authorities, some 25,000 fraudulent advertisements are active in the capital, sometimes turning entire buildings into illegal hotels.
However, the initiative has not met with unanimous approval. Airbnb reacted by regretting a measure which, in its view, "will penalize families who depend on this income to make ends meet". Despite this criticism, Paris has become the first French city to limit tourist rentals to this extent.
With this decision, Paris has become the first city in France to introduce this 90-day limit.
