How do landlords register an Airbnb let with French commune?

Reader Question: You recently mentioned in an article about a deadline for Airbnbs to be registered with the local mairie. How do I do this? 

The 2024 Loi Le Meur, known commonly as the anti-Airbnb law, included several changes that restrict Airbnbs and other short-term furnished lets in France. 

One of these changes requires that, from May 20, 2026, all communes must give furnished holiday lets (meubles de tourisme) such as Airbnbs a registration number.

Up until now this has not been mandatory in all communes, only in certain larger towns and cities. 

Once obtained, the number must be shown on the property’s listing, wherever this is (online on the Airbnb website, etc) for prospective guests to see.

This number will also allow authorities to conduct checks on the rental, ensuring they are not breaking restrictions on how many days per year a property can be let through these systems.

It will make it easier for authorities to contact Airbnb about issues with the property, including where rules on decent living standards and health and safety are not being met.

Many mairies have implemented an online process for registering furnished lets, in which case you can usually register your property here. Check also your mairie’s own website if you cannot find it via this link.

Alternatively, if no online service is provided, you can download, complete, then send Cerfa form 14004 to your mairie.

Note that it was already formerly obligatory to register furnished holiday lets with the mairie (but not necessarily to obtain a listings number) unless the property was your own main home being used for occasional letting. 

In the latest rules, even main homes have to be registered. 

Chambres d’hôtes must also be declared to the mairie, using Cerfa form 13566, but this is not new and is not subject to the same rules regarding obtaining a registration number that must be displayed.

Failure to successfully register the rental with the mairie can in theory lead to fines of up to €10,000 to €20,000. 

Note, this is a process that is separate from the optional classification system for meubles de tourisme, as well as declarations to obtain a SIRET number for the rental.