1. Check that you are eligible
The temporary authorisation is reserved for private individuals and assimilated legal entities, one per owner and tax household, for up to 5 years, non-renewable. A legal entity whose main activity is letting property must use compensation from the first flat.
If the property is your main residence and you let it 120 days a year or fewer, no authorisation is needed: see the 120-day rule. The checker gives you the answer in a minute.
2. Locate the property: quota zone or not
Four zones covering 39 IRIS are capped in 2026: Vieux-Nice (47 authorisations), Riquier – Port – Mont-Boron (204), city centre (324) and West (116), 691 in total. In these zones, first applications are filed within a limited window and ranked by arrival of complete files. Elsewhere, you can apply all year with no cap.
Check your address on the quota-zone map.
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Hand over my application3. Gather the documents
An incomplete file does not hold a place in the queue. The usual documents:
- the application form;
- the title deed or a notary’s certificate;
- an ID document for each owner (a passport is fine);
- an energy performance certificate (DPE) under 10 years old, made after 30 June 2021, rated A to E;
- a power of attorney if someone files on your behalf;
- for a company: up-to-date articles of association;
- a sworn statement on the co-ownership rules.
Details in the required documents.
4. File online
Applications are filed online only, on the Métropole platform (changementdusage.fr/nice), in French. In quota zones the 2026 window runs from 1 September to 21 December 2026 according to the public notice (the Métropole web pages say 31 December): filing early matters. One file per owner, for one property, across all zones. An incomplete file in a quota zone is rejected with no chance to complete it, and there is no waiting list. Outside quota zones you can also file on paper or by appointment, never by email.
We file for you under a power of attorney, after checking every document. It is free: hand over my application.
5. Review and decision
The Métropole has 4 months from the acknowledgement of receipt; after that, silence means refusal. The authorisation is personal, cannot be sold and cannot be moved to another property. If it is refused, remedies exist: see refusal and appeal.
6. Register the rental and start letting
Once authorised, the property must be declared to obtain a registration number, shown on every listing. Also check the co-ownership rules, the tourist tax and taxation.