Building In Palma Fined For Renting Only To Tourists

In an effort to easiness nan lodging crunch, section officials are clamping down connected forbidden short-term rentals marketed exclusively to tourists, though efforts are criticised because astatine slightest 2 much are operating pinch afloat impunity, according to a section newspaper.

In that vein, section tourism officials person imposed an 800,000 euro good connected nan owners of a residential building whose flat units they were renting exclusively to tourists.

The Consell’s Tourism Department of Mallorca informed nan owners and building administrators that they person nary further appeals and that nan good is final, requiring contiguous payment.

The building, located connected Avenida Arquitecto Gaspar Bennazar, has been taxable to ineligible proceedings for years, nan authorities stated. In January of this year, nan section headed by Marcial Rodríguez projected 10 fines, each of 80,000 euros, for nan 10 flat units successful nan building that were marketed solely to tourists. 

The owners and administrators person violated nan rule prohibiting picnic rentals successful apartments successful Palma, which is why nan authorities officials person ordered nan cessation of their activity.

The lawsuit has now been concluded, and nan good is final; therefore, this action is taxable to contiguous payment. In immoderate case, nan Consell’s Tourism Department has nary grounds of immoderate appeals having been filed.

Tourism inspectors person verified that each apartments successful nan building person been removed from each short-term rental listings and platforms.

The Diario de Mallorca connected Tuesday revealed that location were astatine slightest 2 much buildings, 1 located astatine Calle Pare Guillem Vives 24 and different astatine Aragó 87, that were letting only to visitors and were not yet facing immoderate ineligible proceedings.