Naples residents push for a ban on short-term tourist rentals
Naples residents are demanding a ban on short-term rentals for tourists. They have issued a special petition on this matter addressed to the city authorities. They claim there is a lack of accommodation for residents because tourists occupy everything.
1:28 PM EDT, June 20, 2024
After Florence, Rome, and Venice, Naples is the next Italian city to raise the issue of short-term rentals in the city center.
Residents have had enough and point out that the tourism business, which is based on short-term apartment rentals for tourists, leaves no space for them to live permanently.
For this purpose, they have issued a special petition to the authorities of Naples. They are advocating for a ban on issuing permits for new lodging establishments in the city center, specifically in the part of the city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Instead, they are demanding greater availability of apartments for families and students, who complain about outrageously high rental prices in the Italian city.
We are not waging war against tourism, but we are opposed to unlimited tourism without resident protection, the authors of the petition argued, as cited by the portal Interia.
Therefore, they advocate for meticulous control over places listed for short-term rentals. They also announced a campaign accompanying the petition. Posters informing the public about their demands will be hung strategically in the city.
