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CIR – CIN and Short Term Rentals in Florence update

As you probably know some time ago the Florence city council and also the Italian state issued some new rules and regulations for owners to do either short term rental contracts (under 30 days) and also normal touristic rental contracts.

A new aspect is that these CIR-CIN codes are in some way permitted to be transfered in case of sale or purchase of a property with the intent of continuing to do short term rental contracts. Be aware that NOT all CIR codes and be transferred, only the ones that were issued before the 30 July of 2024 and not if they were issued as a company (LTI codes, instead of LTN codes).

Also the city of Florence is going to enlarge the area of the city where some limitations to these short term contracts will be in place. Before it was limited only to the “historic” center (the UNESCO protected area that is encircled by the boulevards), but now they have extended to new areas just outside the boulevards and along the light train route.

Please refer to our FAQ section on the argument here for more information :

FAQ page on Short Term and Touristic Rentals

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Shot Term Rentals – CIR and CIN rules

Short term rentals in Florence

Things are changing, have changed and to be honest it is still all a bit of a mess and a very fluid situation.

First of all a few key points – these new rules apply (for now, as of this writing may 2025) only for :

1 – short term rentals – so rentals under 30 days –

2 – houses or apartments located with in the UNESCO area (the city center with in the boulevards)

so if one of these conditions doesn’t apply you don’t have problems.

At this time it is not clear where we stand but in a nut shell the city council has blocked any new application for a permit for short term rentals.

To do short term rentals (residenze temporanee) you need to get a Regional and national code (CIR and CIN) through applications with the city council, you need to mark this code clearly inside the house, on the door bell and on any publicity, advertisement, listing or what ever regards the property. Also you will need gas detectors and fire extinguishers. Also the apartment needs to follow the construction regulations regarding the minimum size for bedrooms, bathrooms kitchens etc etc….

You also have to do the police declaration for anti terrorist laws, and the city council communication for the payment of the Tassa di Soggiorno. Of course there are real estate agencies that will do all of this for you (except getting the CIR and CIN) while renting out your apartment.

At this stage for what concerns the city center (UNESCO) the city council won’t issue anymore CIR or CIN codes – also it has been approved that if a property changes ownership the old authorization will cease to have value and the new owner will need to apply for a new code – and as the city council won’t issue new codes for the city center it means that the new owner won’t be able to do short term rentals.

Again for short term rental it is intended any rental agreement, contract that is shorter than 30 days – all the other types of contract are still allowed (and the contract needs to be registered with the Tax Department). Also the situation is very confused and with several owners that are trying to fight this in the Florentine and Tuscan legal system.

Reference :

short term rental :

https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2017-04-24;50~art4

CIN and security requirements

https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legge:2023-10-18;145

House requirements

https://www.comune.firenze.it/comunicati-stampa/locazioni-turistiche-brevi-fissate-dalla-giunta-superfici-minime-autorizzazioni