Good afternoon,
This week our Law Firm is interested in talking about a new Law in the Balearic Islands that could change the situation of the properties which are now “
out of regulation” on rural ground, allowing their legalization.
The properties classified as “out of regulation” are those which were built without construction license and could not be legalized because the urbanistic regulation did not foresee this possibility. In addition other buildings are included into this category, those which were built legally but were extended or renovated without license or with an expired license.
The concept “out of the law” implies that theoretically on these properties no constructive works can be executed and in some cases the permission for the correspondent supplies as electricity, water, sewage system, telephone or telecommunication cannot be provided.
Please, take into account that at least there exist 25.000 edifications of this kind on the Balearic Islands, therefore it is a crucial matter.
It is also important that there would be a
time limit of three years to the owners to request the legalization. At the end of this limit the legalization of properties “out of the law” it seems that it would not be possible anymore.
In any case we would like to highlight that the legalization would
increase the market value of the properties for sure and it would avoid many problems in the moment the owner will decide to sell the housing.
The legalization would have to be requested in the Town Hall under presentation of the graphic and written documents, regarding the real state of the building and with a project of adjustment to the general conditions of integration into the environment and landscape planning.
Inevitably, this procedure would have a cost. The legalization would oblige to pay the same taxes and charges as foreseen for new buildings. Apart from these,
a penalty would have to be paid, called “financial accomplishment”, a percentage which will depend on the moment the legalization is requested. This quote would be applied to the costs of the material realization of the legalized construction.
If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact us. And remember our telephone number just in case you want to arrange an appointment to go into details: 971.728.008.
Best regards,