Salou will create a municipal apartments registry

Salou. Costa Dorada. October 10th, 2012. Salou have a municipal register of apartments after the initial approval of an amendment to the plenary of the POUM in the body of the municipality.  In this sense, the full City Council has introduced some changes in Article 62 of the municipal development plan to accommodate housing for the consideration of business rates. Given the eminently tour of the town, where there is a common practice in renting apartments or homes for weeks or even months, it will allow the use of municipal tourist housing in those areas where there is a housing could be exploited in this way. Thus, the owners of apartments must apply for a municipal license and must provide at least the data of housing and its maximum legal capacity, the owner of the data, as well data of the individual intermediary, if the property is marketed for use by its tourism, as well as an affidavit in accordance with provisions of the certificate of occupancy and the first occupation license, if applicable, and is aware of the tax obligations to the municipality. With this measure, says councilor Land Management, Marc Montagut realize the "a register of apartments, regulate the use and combine the free exercise of property rights in the context of a market economy and free enterprise. " He also said that "we believe that in general there should be no impediments to the owner of the property allocated to a different use of the residence, and in fact, this situation is already happening" .  Note that the private tourist use are those that give in to others on a temporary basis for a period of time equal to or less than 3 months and the provision of housing for this purpose is an action that relates exclusively to owner. This modification begins its initial approval in plenary on Wednesday October 3 tries to adapt to the rules of the Government since 2010, when the POUM was passed in 2003 was not contemplated the legal housing tourist use so that, to date, Salou undifferentiated residential use of the dwelling for family accommodation or tourism.

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