The initiative was presented by the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Monza Brianza and Lodi in order to support homeowners
Short-term rental contracts in Italy
Short-term rental contracts in Italy / Gtres

Often homeowners who decide to use their property for short-term rentals have doubts about how to write a contract. For this reason, the Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Monza Brianza and Lodi has recently presented a contract model for rentals for tourist purposes.

Among the ad hoc suggestions designed specifically for short-term or holiday rentals by private property owners, we find, for example, that one piece of advice is to avoid letterheads (this is to stop any misunderstanding about the nature of the activity carried out by the landlord from the outset). Another important point is the obligation of the tenant to provide the landlord with the documents of those who are going to stay in the property before entering the property in order to allow the landlord to communicate this data to the police through Alloggiatiweb, the Italian Police online portal.

This is a contract model to which, from time to time, changes can be made according to the various needs of the landlord, provided that these changes are made in writing and coordinated with the rest of the text. Once completed, the short-term rental contract can be exchanged by e-mail and signed on arrival by the tenants.

The contract model for short-term rentals is not a mandatory tool, but it serves the homeowners to establish the appropriate relationship with guests and avoid risks. For example, it suggests the possibility to include a deposit or resolves frequently asked questions in detail in a section called “what happens"; for example, in the situation where a tenant delays check-out.

This contract model for short-term rentals in Italy even suggests a kind of "etiquette" which is to be given to the tenant with rules on access times to the house, smoking bans, rules on pets just to make sure all bases are covered. In any case, in order to be legally "enforceable", they must be accepted by the guest at the beginning of the stay.