More than 80% of Parisian listings on Airbnb are reportedly breaking local laws

83%

Paris filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and two smaller home rental services on Thursday after they failed to guarantee that renters complied with regulations.

Published April 13, 2018 | Photo by Reuters/Benoit Tessier

83%

Paris allows owners to rent properties in services like Airbnb for only 120 days per year, asking them to include a registration number in the listings so authorities can check if they are respecting the cap.

83%

But at least 83% of listings in Airbnb didn’t present the number, or 45,000 out of 54,000 listings reviewed by French newspaper Figaro.

83%

Cities around the world have been strengthening their regulations on home rentals, in part due to pressure from citizens, who complain about the removal of properties from local renting markets.

83%

Though in Berlin, legislators recently passed a bill with softer regulations than what had been hinted in earlier drafts, removing a cap on rentals of primary homes similar to the one in place in Paris.

More than 80% of Parisian listings on Airbnb are reportedly breaking local laws

83%

Paris allows owners to rent properties in services like Airbnb for only 120 days per year, asking them to include a registration number in the listings so authorities can check if they are respecting the cap.

But at least 83% of listings in Airbnb didn’t present the number, or 45,000 out of 54,000 listings reviewed by French newspaper Figaro.

Cities around the world have been strengthening their regulations on home rentals, in part due to pressure from citizens, who complain about the removal of properties from local renting markets.

Though in Berlin, legislators recently passed a bill with softer regulations than what had been hinted in earlier drafts, removing a cap on rentals of primary homes similar to the one in place in Paris.

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