Airbnb has just been sentenced, on appeal, to pay 8.6 million euros to the community of communes of the island of Oléron. Justice considers that the rental platform has committed shortcomings relating to the tourist tax. Airbnb says it is studying possible appeals, asserting its “good faith”. © David / Adobe Stock – The Court of Appeal looked at facts dating back to 2021 and 2022 in the community of communes of the island of Oléron. Safeguard safeguarded Receiving Airbnb alerts is “a second historical victory” welcomed the president of the community of communes of the island of Oléron, Michel Parent, after the decision rendered by the Poitiers Court of Appeal: on April 8, the Airbnb tourist rental platform was in fact sentenced to pay 8.6 million euros to the community for shortcomings relating to the tourist tax. “Second” victory because, as 20 minutes recalls, this sentence confirms, and even weighed down, that which had been pronounced at first instance in 2023 and 2024 by the La Rochelle judicial court (1.3 million). The court of appeal looked at facts dating back to 2021 and 2022, years during which, estimates the court, Airbnb committed repeated failures, Thousands of residence taxes. Facts “all the more serious as the recovery of the tourist tax represents a significant part of the community’s budget to finance the expenses related to the influx of tourists over the summer period” specified the magistrates in their decision. Read also: vacation rental: it is not only Airbnb, who are its competitors? Airbnb defends itself from any breach of “crown more than 5 years of approaches, first amicable, then judicial, with the company Airbnb which did not even deign to answer us during our first attempts” testifies Michel Parent. For its part, the company called “studying possible appeals” and defended itself from any breach: “Airbnb takes its tax obligations very seriously and acted in good faith in this case” she reacted to AFP. Concluding: “We have resolved the problem identified in Oléron when we have been informed and all the non-vanished amounts have already been paid to the Community of Communes on Airbnb’s own funds, with interest in delay, before the city traded this legal action”. >> Real estate prices and rents in 100 cities in France (Capital/FNAIM/CLAMUME indicator) Receive our latest news every week your appointment with real estate news. (tagstotranslate) airbnb
