Bonsoir,
I‘m a recent addition to the crowd here (see Introductions section); nothing new to report BTW, we‘re still waiting for the Dream House ™ to be vacated and viewed. Meanwhile, a friend told us about friends of theirs - or maybe it was friends of friends? - who apparently got into hot water with the French tax authorities because they had allowed family members to use their maison sécondaire while they were not there. This reportedly turned into a bit of a tradition and they allegedly received a demand for tax payment from the authorities at some point.
I‘m given to filing this away under the urban (here, rural) myth category but wonder if any of you more experienced people think this may indeed have happened. Should this project go ahead we were rather thinking it would be nice if close friends and family could use our house occasionally - obviously NOT for actual rent. There is absolutely no intention to let commercially.
I would imagine that should anyone (neighbours? unsuccessful bidders on the house?) decide to rain on one‘s parade, there would be a burden of proof upon them/the authorities to show that the property was indeed being commercially let?
Thanks for any pointers!