The Tax Agency of the Balearic Islands (ATIB) will share the information it has on tourist rentals with the local and island councils in order to boost the fight against illegal tourism.
Balearics wages war on illegal holiday rentals starting in Mallorca
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We have twice reported an apartment being advertised on air b&b for short term holiday lets that doesn’t have any tourist license. Absolutely nothing has been done by the authorities, in fact the rental seems to be doing a roaring trade with reviews only being posted last week. The property is being advertised by a Spanish lady based in palma. Maybe the authorities are turning a blind eye!!
I've never understood why they have so much trouble rooting them out. Anyone can check a licence and status here. https://catalegdades.caib.cat/Turisme/Habitatges-Tur-stics-Mallorca/3q3t-usfm# Furthermore, the platforms can do it automatically, because they have a method for any booking platform to check it instantly. Without human intervention. Airbnb routinely asks hosts to verify licence numbers. Why don't they just check it themselves?
It’s not difficult. I can spot them easily on Airbnb. With all the extra checks they should disappear quickly or get legal. Tourists who use them won’t really realise, until they stay in a legal ETV, when they are surprised to be asked for their ID and pay the tourist tax! And, of course, the legal hosts will have the correct insurance for rentals, covering themselves and protecting their guests.