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It is also necessary to acquire a
digitalized code that identifies the
individual host and simplifies controls
on the activities and the territory by the
Public Administration and the Public
Security Authorities.
In order to obtain the above digitalized
code and carry out the SCIA statement,
from an operational point of view, it will
be mandatory to have a certified email
box and a digital signature kit that, for
example, you can buy on aruba.it and/or
on register.it.
With the same procedure, you can
also obtain a username and password to
access the website "Portale Alloggiati" of
the local police headquarters (Questura)
to which, as said earlier, hosts must
communicate the personal information
of their guests and pay the local tourist
taxes.
There are also specific requirements
concerning (i) total compliance with
the rules governing the consumption
of electricity, water and heating, (ii)
the number of beds per square meter
(one bed for eight square meters for
properties up to 48 square meters and
so on), (iii) specific rules about the type
of household appliances that must equip
the apartments, and, of course, (iv) the
compliance of the buildings to the urban
planning and building rules.
Veneto
In Veneto, the Regional Law n. 1992
of 2018 applies, which, in addition
to the filing of the SCIA for CAV (see
previous section), also has a mandatory
requirement for an identification code of
the single apartment and of the individual
host, similar to the one for Lombardy's
municipalities, but, in this case, such
code will be valid on a regional basis.
In this way, an "enlarged" database
has been created to facilitate and make
more effective the control activities, also
for public security.
The laws of the Veneto region also
provide for specific requirements about: (i)
town and building planning, (ii) hygienic-
sanitary matters, and (iii) safety of plants
(for electricity and gas in particular)
servicing the properties.
Failure to comply with these
provisions will be punished with fines of
up to
19,000.
Tuscany
Finally, just some brief information about
Tuscany, where Regional Law no. 42 of
2000 and Regional Regulation no. 18/R
of 2001 apply, as well as some specific
subsequent local rules, which require the
host to have a VAT number if they manage
real estate short-leases for more than 90
days a year, with the individual rental
periods not lasting more than seven days
in any case.
This is just a general and brief
picture... happy Airbnb, everybody!