Overview
- The city council approved the prohibition for holiday apartments, with the rule coming into force in January 2026.
- Violations will draw administrative fines of up to €400, with enforcement carried out by the municipal police.
- Council documents reference recent judicial investigations that linked the devices to drug-dealing activity.
- Milan joins other Italian tourist cities including Florence, Bologna, Rome and Venice that have already restricted or removed such boxes.
- Italy now requires in-person meetings between hosts and guests for short-term rentals, whereas keyboxes had enabled contactless check-ins via numeric codes.