The Panhellenic Federation of Hoteliers (POX) has asked the Tourism Ministry for detailed figures on inspections carried out at short-term rental properties, the violations identified and the fines imposed, a year after the new operating requirements came into force.
In a letter to the secretary-general for Tourism Policy and Development, Vasiliki Koutsoukou, copied to Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, POX calls for a first review of the implementation of the relevant regulatory framework, which took effect on 1 October 2025.
Fines and POX’s requests
The new framework sets out specific requirements for short-term rental properties, including fire safety, electrical safety, natural light and ventilation, as well as liability insurance.
Non-compliance carries an administrative fine of €5,000. If a further inspection within one year of notification of the decision imposing the fine identifies a breach of the requirements, the fine is doubled. For each subsequent repeat of the same violation, it rises to four times the original amount.
Against this backdrop, POX has asked the Tourism Ministry for the total number of on-site inspections carried out since 1 October 2025, broken down by month and region, as well as the number of inspections that resulted in a violation being identified.
It also wants the number and total value of administrative fines imposed, assessed and collected, as well as the proportion of properties inspected relative to all active Property Registration Numbers (AMA).
The federation has also asked for information on plans for inspections in 2027, proposing that the results be published regularly.
As it points out, the effectiveness of the new framework depends not only on its introduction, but chiefly on how it is enforced in practice, with the aim of protecting visitors, safeguarding the quality of Greece’s tourism offering and ensuring a level playing field for hotels and short-term rentals.
“We propose that the results of inspections be published regularly, so that the market knows the rules are being enforced in practice and on an equal basis, and inspections can also have a deterrent effect,” POX’s letter concludes.
The new framework
The intervention comes after the launch, in July 2026, of the first organised inspection process to check whether properties comply with the new building and operating requirements.
According to information made public, the first inspections began in July 2026, with an initial sample of 1,500 properties. Their details were sent by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) to the Tourism Ministry. More than 400 of the properties are in Attica.
The process is being carried out by the Regional Tourism Services and initially involves an administrative check of the supporting documents that property managers are required to submit.
According to information made public about the process launched in July, if managers submit the necessary documents, an on-site inspection is not mandatory but is left to the discretion of the relevant inspectors.