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(MENAFN - AFP) Fines imposed against owners renting their Paris apartments out on Airbnb surged more than tenfold in the first half of 2017 thanks to more rigorous monitoring, city authorities said Friday. Thirty-one owners of 128 units were slapped with a total of 615,000 euros (723,000) in fines for renting them out for more than the city limit of 120 days per year, city hall official Ian Brossat told AFP . "These numbers do not reflect an explosion in the number of rental offers but in the effectiveness of the monitoring" by a team of 25 agents deployed by the city, Brossat said. "We are pleased to see that the courts have a heavier hand than before," he added. The maximum fine for the offence doubled in November to 50,000 euros. Paris is one of Airbnb's top markets, with some 65,000 sites listed. Another 35,000 are available from similar online platforms . The city has slapped limits on the short-term rental of apartments and rooms as they compete with hot...

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