CIN and CIR in Rome and Lazio: the short-let procedure
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Rome is Italy's largest short-let market, and the Lazio Region has precise rules for anyone renting to tourists. Here is the current procedure, from the first notice to the CIN, for Rome and every other Comune in Lazio.
What counts as a "tourist-use dwelling" in Lazio
Article 12 bis of Regional Regulation no. 14 of 2017 governs alloggi per uso turistico (tourist-use dwellings):
- hosting must be occasional and not organised as a business, with no extra services and no food or drink served;
- an owner, tenant or anyone with a valid title can offer up to two apartments in the same Comune, even for a single night;
- the property must be in a residential building, have a living room and a kitchen or kitchenette, and meet building and hygiene rules;
- no change of planning use is needed;
- listings can't use hotel-style names such as "B&B" or "guest house".
Beyond these limits, or if you provide services, you fall under accommodation-business rules instead.
Step by step
- Notice to the Comune. For a non-business let you file a CIA (start-of-activity notice) with the Comune's SUAP or SUAR, the municipal business desk. Businesses file a SCIA instead. Roma Capitale (Rome's city government) has its own forms, which must be sent online through the city's service.
- Filing with the Region. Once the Comune has accepted your notice, you send a copy with its protocol number and date, plus a signed privacy notice, by certified email (PEC) to the competent regional office. The address is on the Lazio Region website.
- Regional Identification Code (CIR). Request it on the regional ROSS1000 platform. In Lazio it has been mandatory since 1 September 2024 for all accommodation and tourist-use dwellings, and it must appear in every offer and advert.
- CIN. With the CIR you log in to the Ministry of Tourism's accommodation database (BDSR) and get the CIN.
- Guest movements. Tourist-flow reporting to the Region is done through ROSS1000.
- Alloggiati Web. Request credentials from the competent Questura (police headquarters), in Rome the Questura di Roma, and register each guest within 24 hours.
- Tourist tax. In Rome and other Comuni that charge it, you register with the Comune and pay the contributo di soggiorno by the Comune's deadlines.
Regional fines
On top of the national CIN fines, Lazio regional law (Regional Law 13/2007) sets:
- missing CIR in listings and adverts: €500 to €5,000;
- failure to report guest movements: €1,000 to €2,000;
- failure to notify the Comune of the start of activity: €500 to €2,000.
Self check-in and key boxes in Rome
Guests must be identified, and the check must be real. In Rome, as in other cities, key boxes used without any check on the guest have been targeted. If you check guests in remotely, make sure identification is genuine, for example by video call.
Frequently asked questions
I own three apartments in Rome. Can I use the tourist-use dwelling rules?
No. The limit is two apartments in the same Comune. Beyond that, national law presumes a business and you need a SCIA.
Does Lazio's CIR replace the CIN?
No. You need both, and both must be displayed.
Can I do it all remotely?
Yes, with a delegation to an intermediary: the notices to the Comune and Region and the CIR request are all online.
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