Paris regulates short-term rental through two separate sets of rules: one for the home you live in, and one for every other property. A primary residence can be let as a furnished tourist rental (meublé de tourisme) for a limited number of nights a year. A second home or an investment flat needs a change-of-use authorisation, which in central Paris is expensive and often impossible to obtain. The 2024 Le Meur law tightened both. This guide explains how the rules apply in October 2026; it is general information, not legal advice, and the city’s own guidance should be checked before listing.
| Property | What applies |
|---|---|
| Primary residence | Up to 90 nights a year since 1 January 2025, with a registration number |
| Second home or investment flat | Change-of-use authorisation with compensation, plus registration |
| Registration | City registration number shown on every listing |
| Tourist tax | Taxe de séjour as a percentage of the price per person per night, capped |
| Fines | Up to €100,000 per unit for illegal change of use; up to €20,000 for registration offences |
Primary residence: 90 nights a year
A primary residence (résidence principale) is the home you occupy at least eight months a year. You may let it furnished to tourists while you are away without any change-of-use authorisation, but only up to a cap. Nationally the cap was 120 nights; the Le Meur law allowed cities to lower it to 90, and Paris did so from 1 January 2025. The cap counts nights across all platforms and direct bookings, and platforms are required to stop accepting bookings for a primary residence once it is reached.
Renting a room in a home you are living in at the same time is treated differently and is not subject to the same cap, though the registration number still applies.
The registration number
Every furnished tourist rental in Paris, primary residence or not, must have a registration number from the city, and the number must appear on every listing. Paris has required this since 2017, and the Le Meur law extends a registration requirement nationally. Under the EU regulation that applies from 20 May 2026, platforms must check that the number is present and remove listings the authority flags. A listing without a number is now likely to be taken down rather than merely fined later.
Second homes and investment flats: change of use
Letting any other property short-term counts as changing its use from housing to commercial accommodation. In Paris that requires a change-of-use authorisation, and in most arrondissements the authorisation is granted only with compensation: the owner must convert commercial space of equivalent or greater size into housing in the same area, usually by buying commercialité from someone else. The cost puts it out of reach for most individual owners. Building rules (règlement de copropriété) may also prohibit short-term letting regardless of the city’s position.
The Le Meur law also added an energy-performance condition for furnished tourist rentals that need a change-of-use authorisation, phased in over the coming years, and made it easier for co-ownerships to ban new tourist rentals in their buildings.
Fines
Fines are high. An illegal change of use can cost up to €100,000 per unit since the Le Meur law. Letting without a registration number or above the cap carries fines of up to €10,000, and a false registration number or false declaration up to €20,000. The city runs dedicated inspection teams and uses platform data to find listings that exceed the cap.
On top of the local rules, Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 has applied since 20 May 2026. It does not cap or ban short-term rentals; it standardises registration where an authority requires it. Every listing must show the unit’s registration number, platforms must check that a number is present and remove listings an authority flags, and platforms send the authority monthly data on nights and guests per listing. The night counts you see in your own records are now the same ones the authority can see. Short-term rental regulations and compliance explains the regulation in more detail.
Taxe de séjour
Paris charges a tourist tax per person per night. For unclassified furnished rentals it is a percentage of the price per person per night, capped at a maximum amount, and since 2024 it includes a large regional surcharge for Île-de-France transport. In 2026 the combined rate is 16.25% of the per-person nightly price, up to a cap of €15.93 per person per night. Airbnb collects and remits it for its own bookings; other channels and direct bookings are the host’s responsibility. The tourist tax calculator handles the percentage-per-person model.
If you manage for owners in Paris
For a manager, the key distinction is which regime each property falls under. A primary residence is the owner’s home, so the cap is the owner’s, and a manager must not let bookings exceed it. A second home must hold a change-of-use authorisation before it is listed at all. Keep, for each property, the registration number, the regime (primary residence or authorised change of use), the cap and the nights used, and the tourist tax arrangement per channel. Vacation rental property management software keeps that record with the bookings and the owner statement.
How Paris compares
Amsterdam applies a far lower cap of 30 or 15 nights, London uses the same 90-night figure but through planning law, Lisbon regulates through registration and containment zones, and Brussels through registration and planning compliance.
This article is general information, not legal advice. Rental rules change and vary by jurisdiction; check the current law or consult a local lawyer before acting on it.
Common questions
How many nights can I rent my Paris apartment on Airbnb?
If it is your primary residence, up to 90 nights a year since 1 January 2025, across all platforms and direct bookings. A second home or investment flat needs a change-of-use authorisation before it can be let short-term at all.
Do I need a registration number to rent in Paris?
Yes. Every furnished tourist rental in Paris needs a city registration number displayed on every listing, whether it is a primary residence or not.
What is the Le Meur law?
A French law of November 2024 that let cities lower the primary-residence cap from 120 to 90 nights, raised fines for illegal change of use to up to €100,000, extended registration nationally, and added energy-performance conditions for some tourist rentals.
Who collects the taxe de séjour in Paris?
Airbnb collects and remits it for its own bookings. For other platforms and direct bookings, the host or manager charges it and declares it to the city.
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