Short-term rental in Italy: rules and advice for owners

Two codes on every listing

Italy's national identification code, the CIN, has been compulsory since 1 January 2025 for every short-term or tourist let. It is issued through the Tourism Ministry's database (BDSR), must appear in every advert and be displayed at the property, and most regions add their own regional code. The same law requires working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers, plus a SCIA filing with the comune where the letting is run as a business. Missing the CIN can cost between €800 and €8,000.

Regions, comuni and the 2026 budget

Regions handle classification and codes; comuni set the tourist tax and, in a few cases, planning limits. From 1 January 2026 the budget law presumes that letting three or more flats short-term is a business, which requires a VAT number, and the flat-rate cedolare secca is 21% on one chosen unit and 26% on the others.

City by city

• New lets blocked: Florence, in the UNESCO centre and, since 2026, in further districts beyond it, a scheme upheld by the regional administrative court.
• Special local rules: Venice, where letting beyond 120 nights a year in the historic centre and islands falls under a dedicated municipal regulation; Naples, which caps tourist units per building in its UNESCO centre; Bolzano, with a municipal bed quota and a residence condition under provincial law.
• CIN and regional code, no municipal cap identified: Rome, Milan, Turin, Palermo, Genoa, Bologna, Bari, Catania, Verona, Padua, Trieste, Perugia, Ravenna, Rimini, Cagliari, Salerno, Bergamo, Trento, Syracuse, Lecce, La Spezia, Pisa, Lucca, Como, Olbia, Matera and Siena.

Guests and paperwork

Guest identities must be transmitted to the police through the Alloggiati Web portal, and the comune's tourist tax (imposta di soggiorno) collected wherever it applies. Several comuni are preparing or revising their own rules, so what holds today may change within months.

Our recommendation

Obtain the regional code and the CIN before the first listing goes live, install the safety equipment and keep proof of it. If you own several flats, count units carefully: the third one changes your tax status. Send us the details of the property; we study every request and tell you honestly whether and how we can help.