Chapter 1: Tourist residences

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…

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.

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.

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.

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….