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Paris May Ban Key Boxes in Battle Against Short-Term Stays
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Paris May Ban Key Boxes in Battle Against Short-Term Stays
The little key safes used by the landlords of vacation apartments are a form of pollution, say critics.
Key boxes are the latest flashpoint in France’s fight against unlicensed vacation apartments including Airbnb Inc.
Next month, the Council of Paris will vote on a proposal to ban the placement of these boxes in Paris’s public spaces. Key boxes are used by short-stay landlords so that they can get keys to tenants without meeting in person. While they will still be allowed on private property, landlords of apartments will only be able to install the boxes in shared buildings with other tenants’ consent. The rulealready exists but would be fully enforced for the first time.
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Airbnb in a statement said it tells hosts specifically about the law regarding key boxes “and we remind hosts to follow the rules.”
If the proposal passes, Paris will join an existing group of six French cities including Nice, Lille and Annecy that have banned placing key boxes in public and require landlords wanting to install one in a shared lobby to seek permission from the tenants’ association. In these cities, authorities simply place a sticker on any box they discover — both in public or shared private spaces — requiring the owner to contact the city for approval within two weeks. If the city hears nothing within that period, the box is removed. If the owner applies, the box can still be removed if it is illegally located in a public place or if other homeowners in the building object to it.