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Paris court fines owner and management firm for illegal short-term rentals
A French court has imposed a total fine of 440,000 euros on a property owner and a management company for operating illegal short-term rentals in Paris. This ruling is considered landmark because the penalty amount was specifically calculated to exceed the total profits generated from the unauthorized activities.
Investigation by a specialized control team revealed that the owner and the management firm earned approximately 410,000 euros from the rentals. The fine will be split equally between the two convicted parties. The case involved three apartments rented short-term since 2022 and one additional unit designated for tourists in 2023.
Parisian Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire emphasized that the city is actively fighting housing speculation, stating, “In Paris, apartments are for living, not for speculation.” The city continues to use housing protection brigades and taxes on vacant properties to address its ongoing housing crisis.
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The fine was calculated to exceed the profits made from the illegal rentals. www.donald.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Parisian Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire stated that apartments in Paris are for living, not for speculation. www.donald.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] A French court imposed a total fine of 440,000 euros on a property owner and a management company for illegal short-term rentals. www.donald.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The owner and management company earned a total of 410,000 euros from the rentals. www.donald.pl