Letting a short-term rental in Nice
The heart of Riviera tourism, Nice applies the full set of tense-zone rules: change of use, lowered cap, metropolitan tourist tax three times a year.
- Tense zone
- Yes: the town may lower the cap and require change of use.
- Main-residence cap
- 90 nights a yearThe City of Nice lowered the yearly cap for main residences to 90 nights (2026 resolution).
- Change of use (second home)
- Prior authorisation requiredChange-of-use authorisation required for a second home or buy-to-let, with compensation depending on the district.
- Tourist tax
- Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Three returns a year (four-month periods), by 31 May, 30 September and 31 January. Filing portal
- Registration number
- Declaration at the town hall (Cerfa 14004) then a registration number issued by the City; replaced by the national teleservice.
Plus the national rules
- Registration number mandatory and shown on every listing, main residences included.
- Valid DPE: G banned since 2025, F from 1 January 2028, E in 2034. In a tense zone a newly let rental must already be rated E at least.
- Host register and tourist-tax return every period, even when the platform collects.
- Income declared under micro-BIC (30 % unclassified, 50 % classified) or the actual regime.
Sheet updated on 23 October 2026 from national texts and published council decisions. Local rules change: confirm them with the town hall before deciding.