The government has accepted the inclusion of the concept of housing emergency in the legislation. Podemos had insisted on this. In effect, it enables the total ban of apartment holiday rentals in Palma and on the island of Ibiza (with one small exception).
There may well be such a ban in Ibiza. In Palma, however, and despite the town hall itself having approved a ban that was called for by the federation of residents associations, it is possible that the town hall will follow the example of Amsterdam. This is that there can be the tourist rental of an "habitual residence" up to a maximum of sixty days per year.
The decree has to now gain parliament's ratification, which will be next month. Once there is verification, another obstacle created by the Podemos opposition will be overcome. Because of the legal limbo, it would have been very difficult for the government to issues fines for both owners and websites advertising unlicensed holiday rental accommodation.
The legislation also includes a requirement for all holiday rental accommodation advertised on the internet to include the appropriate licence registration number. If it doesn't, it will be considered to be illegal. In addition, any property to be let for under thirty days will be deemed to be a holiday rental and therefore subject to all the relevant provisions in the legislation. This is the government's way of closing the tenancy act loophole on short-term rentals that are in fact for holiday purposes.
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Couldn't agree more.
Has any one done any research on this , a n apartment rented at 800 a month would be over a year 9600 what some one living here can afford, as a residence. Now let the landlord rent it out 60 days at say 200 a night three bedrooms, now they can get 12000. Good bye palma as a place of residence. This issue is extremely serious. Max thirty days rental for habitat would be a reasonable level. With airbnb etc it's too easy to gety custom, in the past one simply couldn't fill a place 60 days now not a problem. So one destroys the residential factor, no city an afford to lose its permanent residents who actually make the place work. I am in the marine sector, which generates nearly as much wealth on the island as tourism and more importantly it's a 12 month business. But give away my accommodation to eight sets of tourists, is not a good plan.
Our villa is legal I have a registration number . Reluctant to put it on websites as it could be fraudulently used.
I foresee lots of apartments being put up for sale in the near future,so many that property prices will fall yet again which might be good news for those who are buying property solely as a home but a disaster for those that have to sell.