Owners may object to local placement in autonomous parts of buildings or in parts of urban development, if the constructive name does not provide for such use, the government explained.
“In the event that local accommodation activities are carried out in an autonomous part of a building or a part of an urban area that allows independent use, the meeting of co-owners, by decision of more than half of the building’s quota, may object to the implementation of local accommodation activities in this faction,” according to the legislation of the “More Housing” program ”, which was published on Friday evening.
However, this rule does not apply if the ownership of the building provides for the use of the corresponding share for this purpose or if the general meeting of owners has expressly authorized this activity.
The decision to cancel the registration, which implies “immediate termination” of the activity, must be communicated by the meeting of co-owners to the chairman of the relevant city council.
On this topic, the implementer also determined that the suspension of new licenses for local accommodation, with the exception of “places for living in rural areas”, without detailing which ones and with reference to “terms to be determined” by those responsible for the directions of the economy, housing construction and territorial cohesion.
Local housing registrations that were in effect on the effective date of this law expire on December 31, 2030 and “are renewable for five years beginning December 31, 2030.”
Parish councils now have oversight powers and can “impose appropriate fines and additional sanctions” on local accommodation, along with ACCA and city councils, having the ability to “determine a temporary ban on the operation of accommodation facilities.” , fully or partially”.
As already known, the registration of a local accommodation enterprise now lasts five years.
The More Housing program includes, among other measures, the allocation of more land for housing development, incentives for private construction, or tax incentives for owners who place houses on the rental market.
Measures aimed at stimulating the rental market and streamlining and encouraging construction include the abolition of golden visas, government replacement of the tenant and payment of rent three months late, a commitment by banks to offer flat-rate mortgages or capital gains exemptions for families who sell houses to pay off their mortgage.
The measures of the Mais Habitação program will cost about 900 million euros, excluding from this estimate the cost of rent, works to be performed or purchases, but including the cost of credit lines, and will resort to public funds. The budget, as Finance Minister Fernando Medina has already pointed out.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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