Faced with the real estate crisis, the city of Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) has decided to regulate very strictly, starting from 2022, the practice of short-term tourist rentals such as Airbnb. This regulation did not please 14 owners and companies who challenged it in court. Except that the administrative court of Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine) has just confirmed, on 17 October, the legality of the resolution voted by the city council.
He believes that «European law and law allow the city of Saint-Malo to establish a change of use authorization regime, limited to one authorization per natural person, owner of the premises and including quotas» per neighbourhood.
“This only targets speculators”
The mayor of Saint-Malo, Gilles Lurton (LR), does not hide his satisfaction: “Saint-Malo’s legislation is pioneering and currently constitutes the most rigorous framework at national level in terms of issuing authorizations for seasonal rentals. The example of Saint-Malo largely inspired the bill still being examined by Parliament”, he explains.
The privateer city was, in 2019, the first French city in terms of number of short-term bookings per inhabitant. A situation that causes numerous inconveniences reported by the Saint-Malo collective, I live there, I will stay there. Not to mention the glaring lack of rental offers for year-round residents. The Court found that it was in the public interest to combat this housing shortage, in accordance with the requirements of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
“This is finally moving in the direction of residents! All attempts to regulate municipalities until now had been stopped by the courts, says Roxane Berget, a spokeswoman for the National Collective of Permanent Residents (CNHP). Remember that owners who want to rent out their main home during the summer don’t worry. “This only targets speculators. »
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