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Change of use refused in Nice: your remedies

A refusal can be explicit (a decree) or implicit (4 months of silence). Either way two remedies exist, with short deadlines. In 2026, an urgent application to the Nice administrative court even forced the Métropole to recalculate its quotas.

Updated 4 October 2026 · Version française

Administrative appeal (recours gracieux)

Optional, addressed to the authority that refused, within 2 months of notification. It pauses the court deadline, which restarts on the answer. The administration has 2 months to reply; silence means rejection.

Court appeal

Within 2 months of the refusal (or of the rejected administrative appeal), before the Nice administrative court. Filing can be done online (Télérecours citoyens) and a lawyer is generally not mandatory. The appeal does not suspend the decision: an urgent application (référé) is needed for that.

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Before appealing: check the reason

  • Incomplete file in a quota zone: no regularisation, better to reapply at the next opening.
  • Non-compliant DPE: new assessment, possibly after works.
  • Authorisation already used by the tax household: consider compensation, mixed letting or a mobility lease.

Frequently asked questions

2 months, for both the administrative and the court appeal. The administrative appeal pauses the court deadline.