With an unprecedented double move, the Municipality of Florence try to solve the problem high-rent and short-term rentals. Palazzo Vecchio has decided to adopt a provision that prohibits the use of residential properties for short-term tourist rentals throughout the Unesco area of the historical centre. Not only that, who today rents houses through AirBnb or similar and decides to retrace his steps by opting for long rentals, he won't have to pay the Imu on the second home for three years.
Florence: stop short-term rentals in the center
The mayor of Florence announced the news Dario Nardella. The Municipality will pass a resolution by the end of the year to introduce a change to the Municipal Operational Plan. From 1 June 2023, the owners of properties located in the historic Unesco center will no longer be able to rent them out for short-term tourist rentals. Translated: no more AirBnb downtown. The norm, they reassure from Palazzo Vecchio, it will not be retroactive. This means that those who currently take advantage of short-term rentals for their homes will be able to continue to do so but new ones cannot be stipulated.
“We understand that it is a bold norm – Mayor Nardella said again - legally daring, but we are aware that we can legally defend it. If we don't try to take politically disruptive actions, no one makes a move: we're tired of announcements, the problem has become structural".
No Imu for 3 years for long rentals
A second rule dedicated to those who decide to give up short-term rentals. "Those who have a second home in the Unesco area and show us that they have given up the short-term tourist rental for the longer one, like the 4+4 will have the IMU reset for 3 years”says Nardella. Numbers in hand, it means savings of 2.000-2.500 euros a year.
Nardella then spoke about the first draft of the short-term rental law drafted by the government, dismissing it as "completely ineffective", but "we are willing to collaborate for more effective tools, and we are relaunching the Venice standard".
"We don't understand why, in the face of an emergency of this kind, the Venice standard should not be extended to all the cities of art that have Unesco heritage and similar characteristics", added the mayor according to which the government draft "does not contain any instrument useful and effective in tackling the problem of housing in cities, high rents, and the impact of tourist flows on the real estate market”.
