The court cancels the base that prohibits electronic locks on tourist floors in Rome

by Johanna Urbnsic
& Euronus in Spanish
Published •The last update
The judicial opposite to a simple scale forced the owners of tourist floors in the Roman capital and the area adjacent to them To remove all the package or electronic lock from the facades of the buildings. Administrative court in the lace region, Which includes RomeThis legislation has now been canceled.
The law forced the owners to receive their guests and verify their identity “on the site”, Forced to give a portion of his presence in the city Within 24 hours. Electronic locks have made it easier, and therefore, the spread of illegal tourist floors in Rome, and in general in those cities that are overwhelmed by group tourism.
According to a report issued by the Italian Statistics Office, Istat, in 2023 133.6 million access to the places of tourismIncluding holiday floors and “Airbnbs”. According to the Aartics platform, There are more than 511,000 Airbnb active ads in ItalyOf which about 49 % indicate that they have a short -term rental license.
As in Spain or Greece, The negative consequences of group tourism are especially noticeable in the housing market: A strong demand for holiday housing, especially through platforms such as Airbnb, which is exacerbated by a lack of floors and causes an increase in the price of rents.
Another example of the effects of holidays and temporal lease is electronic packages, which are usually used in these short floors. However, these devices are criticized in many other places; in SevilleFor example, Last year, they spread with stools In protest.