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TITLE II: ACCOMMODATION OTHER THAN HOTELS AND CAMPSITES

Article L321-1 of the French Tourism Code

The State determines the procedures for classifying tourist residences in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The establishment is classified by the body mentioned in article L. 141-2 into a category based on criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the same body and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism. To obtain the classification, the operator must produce a certificate…

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Article L321-2 of the French Tourism Code

The operator of a classified tourist residence must keep separate operating accounts for each residence. They must provide these to owners who request them. Once a year, the operator must provide all owners with a report on the previous year, specifying the occupancy rates achieved, significant events of the year and the amount of and changes in the residence’s main expenditure and revenue items.

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Article L321-3 of the French Tourism Code

Marketing documents distributed to purchasers of accommodation located in tourist residences referred to in article L. 321-1 of this code must explicitly mention the existence of the right to the so-called eviction indemnity provided for inarticle L. 145-14 of the French Commercial Code in the event of a refusal to renew the lease, as well as the general terms and conditions for its calculation.

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Article L321-4 of the French Tourism Code

The marketing documents distributed to purchasers of accommodation in tourist residences must include the identity of the manager chosen to manage the residence and meet the criteria set by order of the minister responsible for tourism.

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Article L321-5 of the French Tourism Code

The operator of a tourist residence located in a mountain area within the meaning ofarticle 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, may transfer the right conferred byarticle L. 145-46-1 of the French Commercial Code free of charge to a public body with a remit to do so, a semi-public company, a local public company or a State-approved operator….

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Article L324-1 of the French Tourism Code

The State determines the procedures for classifying furnished tourist accommodation in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The decision to classify a furnished tourist accommodation in a category, based on criteria set out in a classification table drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister for Tourism, is made by the body that carried out the…

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Article L324-1-1 of the French Tourism Code

I.-For the purposes of this article, furnished tourist accommodation is defined as a furnished villa, flat or studio, for the exclusive use of the tenant, offered for rent to a visiting clientele who do not take up residence there and who are staying there on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. II – Any person offering a furnished tourist accommodation property for rent, whether or not it is classified within…

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Article L324-2 of the French Tourism Code

All offers or contracts for seasonal rental must be in writing and contain an indication of the price requested as well as a description of the premises. Any offer to let mentioned in II of article L. 324-1-1 must contain the declaration number mentioned in this article and indicate, under conditions defined by decree, whether the offer is from a private individual or a professional within the meaning ofarticle 155…

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Article L324-2-1 of the French Tourism Code

I.-Any person who engages in or assists in the rental of furnished tourist accommodation subject to article L. 324-1-1 of this Code and articles L. 631-7 et seq. of the Code de la Construction et de l’Habitation informs the hirer of the prior declaration or authorisation requirements laid down by these articles and obtains from him, prior to the publication or online posting of the rental advertisement, a declaration on…

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