Subsection 1: General provisions.

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Article D324-1-1

French Tourism CodeIn force
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Updated 8 Nov 2023

I. - The declaration of rental of a furnished tourist accommodation, whether or not it is classified within the meaning of this Code, provided for in II of article L. 324-1-1, must be sent to the mayor of the municipality in which the furnished accommodation is located by any means that enables an acknowledgement of receipt to be obtained.

The declaration must specify the identity and address of the declarant, the address of the furnished tourist accommodation, the number of rooms making up the accommodation, the number of beds, the planned rental period(s) and, where applicable, the date of the classification decision and the level of classification of the furnished tourist accommodation.

II. - The declaration, made by means of a teleservice under the conditions laid down in III of article L. 324-1-1, indicates :

1° The identity, postal address and e-mail address of the declarant ;

2° The address of the furnished tourist accommodation, specifying the building, staircase, floor and flat number where the accommodation is part of a building comprising several premises.

Where this option is available, the declarant may indicate the unchanging number identifying the accommodation as shown on his council tax notice, instead of the information mentioned in the first paragraph of this 2° ;

3° Whether or not it is the main residence;

4° The number of rooms in the furnished accommodation, the number of beds and, where applicable, the date of the classification decision and the level of classification or any other recognition of the quality of furnished tourist accommodation.

A declaration number is issued immediately by the local authority. This number is made up of thirteen characters divided into three separate groups:

- the official five-digit geographical code for the commune in which the accommodation is located ;

- a unique six-digit identifier determined by the local authority;

- a two-character alphanumeric control key, determined by the local authority.

III. - Any change to the information contained in the declaration referred to in I or II of this article must be the subject of a new declaration.

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