How to get a holiday rental license for your property in Mallorca

What is the DRIAT - Property Definitions - Zoning Laws - Legal and Admin Requirements for Holiday Rental Homes

 

 

What are the legal requirements for a Mallorca holiday rental license?

 

The law on rental licenses for holiday properties in Mallorca has changed a number of times now since it first came out, and it has left many people confused as to  how to get one and what you need. 

One thing is absolutely certain though - YOU WILL NEED A LICENSE TO LET YOUR PROPERTY AS A HOLIDAY HOME IN MALLORCA!

On the 30th of July 2018, the Tourist Board in Mallorca began offering “plazas turísticas” for sale as a way to legalise holiday rentals on the island. A plaza turistica can be understood as “tourist occupancy”, ie: the number of guests (or spaces) a property can legally accommodate.

 

WHERE do you apply for a tourist occupancy in Mallorca?

 

To purchase a tourist occupancy licence you have to go to the Consorcio de Mallorca, which is located in the Ministry of Tourism (Conselleria de Turismo) in Palma.

Once the purchase of the “plazas” has been authorised and the first payment (in the stage payment plan) has been made, all the documentation required to obtain the necessary licence for your holiday rental activity can be presented.

 

HOW do you apply for a tourist Occupancy Space?

Plaza Turistica

 

To buy a tourist occupancy licence for a holiday rental property, the property owner has to present a statement of responsibility to initiative holiday rental activity - known in Spanish as the Declaración Responsable de Inicio de Actividad Turística (DRIAT), as well as a certificate from the town hall that certifies that the property is located in a zone that permits holiday rental activity.

NOTE: These restrictions only apply to NEW LICENSES and and do not affect holiday properties that obtained their licence PRIOR to the approval of the tourist zones!

 

Administrative Fees

 

The administrative fees vary according to the municipality.  For example, in Sóller, it costs €50 to submit the application, whereas in Alcudia the rate is €70 and in Santa Margalida this increases to €100 per application.

 

In order to apply for a holiday rental licence for your property in Mallorca, you will have to meet the following minimum requirements: -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the absence of any regulation, the minimum qualifications will be the following:

 

  1. Rating F, for buildings constructed prior to 12/31/2007.

  2. Rating D, for buildings constructed after 01/01/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other requirements established in Annex 6 of Decree 20/2015.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a list of the DOCUMENTS you will need to present to get your rental licence: