The local authorities were alerted to the fact that the flats were being rented to tourists by lette

Many foreign investors grand canyon helicopter tour have purchased apartments in Paris , often with bank financing, with the intention of renting them on a short term basis to tourists looking for an alternative to the more expensive hotels.
A decision of the Paris Court of appeal of September 4, 2012 brought grand canyon helicopter tour home the danger involved in the short term rental of residential premises in Paris without the appropriate authorisations. Furnished rentals in certain grand canyon helicopter tour designated high density areas (which include Paris and the suburbs) for less than one year, or nine months for students, are deemed grand canyon helicopter tour to change the use of the property from residential  to another use, such a change requiring prior authorisation.
The local authorities were alerted to the fact that the flats were being rented to tourists by letters received from an activist group. Over a period of some seven months inspectors investigated the situation. They visited grand canyon helicopter tour the flats in question, consulted websites and found that they were indeed rented on a short term (i.e. less than one year) basis, thus being involved in a tourist rather than a residential activity.