Mayor Benoît Payan of Marseille is taking a strong stance against Airbnb rentals in an effort to combat overtourism and housing shortages in the city. Payan aims to make landlords who rent properties on Airbnb “buy back” another property to be put up for long-term rental, in order to increase the housing supply. He claims that up to 75 per cent of property developers in Marseille are not from the city and are using short-term rental sites like Airbnb to rent out their properties. Payan wants to use all the legal tools available to him to prevent property owners from profiting off the people of Marseille.
In addition to requiring property owners who rent on Airbnb to buy back another property for long-term rental, Mayor Payan also aims to prohibit people with second homes from using them for short-term rentals on Airbnb. Before his time as mayor, only four per cent of requests to rent second homes on Airbnb were refused in Marseille. Payan claims that this figure has now risen to 82 per cent under his leadership. In collaboration with Paris, Marseille has established an ‘Airbnb brigade’ to crack down on illegal listings. These efforts are part of a larger trend in France where local authorities are imposing stricter regulations on Airbnb rentals in order to address housing shortages and overtourism.
French cities like Paris and Marseille have been implementing stricter regulations on Airbnb rentals to combat housing shortages and overtourism. In Paris, second home rentals on Airbnb are prohibited and owners are limited on the number of days they can rent out their primary residence on the platform. Additionally, property owners must declare their rental income to French tax authorities, and Airbnb provides details of all yearly rentals to the tax office. These measures, along with local regulations imposed by authorities, are making renting out properties in France less appealing than in the past.
Mayor Payan’s plan to combat overtourism in Marseille involves cracking down on Airbnb rentals and requiring property owners to buy back another property for long-term rental. He believes that by making it less profitable for landlords to rent on Airbnb, it will help increase the housing supply in the city. Payan’s efforts are part of a larger trend in France where local authorities are imposing stricter regulations on short-term rentals to address housing shortages and overtourism. Along with Paris, Marseille has set up an ‘Airbnb brigade’ to identify illegal listings and enforce regulations in the city.
In Marseille, Mayor Benoît Payan is taking a strong stance against Airbnb rentals in an effort to address housing shortages and combat overtourism in the city. Payan wants to require property owners who rent on Airbnb to buy back another property for long-term rental, in order to increase the housing supply. He claims that a large percentage of property developers in Marseille are not from the city and are using short-term rental sites like Airbnb to profit off the people of Marseille. In collaboration with Paris, Marseille has established an ‘Airbnb brigade’ to identify illegal listings and enforce regulations in the city.
Cities like Paris and Marseille have been implementing stricter regulations on Airbnb rentals in an effort to address housing shortages and overtourism. In Paris, second home rentals on Airbnb are prohibited and owners are limited on the number of days they can rent out their primary residence on the platform. Additionally, property owners must declare their rental income to French tax authorities, and Airbnb provides details of all yearly rentals to the tax office. Mayor Payan’s efforts in Marseille are part of a larger trend in France where local authorities are imposing stricter regulations on short-term rentals to address housing shortages and overtourism.
