"AL " Tourist Rental Licensing process

[snowbirds]

Thanks for all the detailed information. We also payed a considerable amount to have everything grounded in order to obtain the license, but the fuse box was not changed, it is still plywood. We know quite a few people who are renting legally (i.e. they have the AL License) however none of them are having any ongoing inspections undertaken for the electrics. We will try to get to the Camara this week to see if we can obtain anything in writing which outlines the requirements to maintain the current AL License.

[widge]

In 2009 we obtained the AL Tourist License through Lagoa Camara. I have been reading the previous posts on this topic and wondered if anyone knows whether you are required to have an ongoing annual electrical inspection, as well as an inspection of an electric boiler? We are in a tourist development and our management company continues to have an annual inspection undertaken of both our electrics and the electric boiler, and is billing us for this every year. We have been told by our accountant (who has some property management companies as his clients) that this is not a requirement. He says that only the initial inspection was mandated in order to obtain the license. Does anyone have an English version of the Lagoa Camara Tourist License requirements that they would be willing to share with us?

Found this on the web, they're not Lagoa Camara specific but might help ?

General requirements

The establishment should meet the following requirements:

-Be in good condition internally and externally
-Be connected to the mains water supply or have access to a registered bore hole
-Be connected to mains drainage or to a septic tank with adequate dimensions for the size of the property
-Supply both hot and cold water
-Have sufficient windows for ventilation and airing
-Be well furnished and equipped
-Provide shutters or curtains to block out natural light
-Provide lockable doors where necessary for security and privacy
-Provide a minimum of one bathroom for every three bedrooms

Hygiene requirements

Each establishment should be clean and hygienic. Cleaning and laundry change must happen at least once per week and always when there is a change of guests.

Safety requirements

Lodging establishments with less than fifty beds should make available:

-Sufficient fire extinguishers and blankets for the size of the property
-First aid kit
-Instruction manuals for the electrical appliances
-Indication of the emergency number 112
-Lodging establishments with fifty or more beds must also provide a fire alarm system in accordance with the fire safety project and a telephone.

Capacity

The capacity of the establishment is determined by the number and type of permanent beds. Temporary beds are permitted but the number must not exceed the number of permanent beds

Complaints book

All local lodging establishments must provide a "Livro de reclamações" (complaints book). In the event of a complaint the original page must be sent to Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE).

Application

Application is directed to the president of the respective local council with supporting documents:

-Proof of identification
-Habitation license
-Certification from electrician and gas engineer
-Plans of the area to be rented
-Caderneta (tax office document)
-Guest houses comprising 50 or more beds must also submit a fire safety project

[LICY]

Thanks Widge. We ran out of time to get our papers to the lawyer, but are arranging to get them to him so we can get the tourist license. However hoping it is not too much of a problem that apprently the builder has the original electrical certificate, but they must have sent something to our lawyer for us to be put on residential tarriff last May. I think our lawyer will automatically go to Portimao. I await any more 'real/up to date' information' and will also post what happens for us. In relation to the 112 number do you have to display it on a wall? We have that sort of information in the villa book. Also the property plan, does not need to be displayed on the wall for emergency exits? Did you have to have any sticky signs (yuk!) on the walls pointing to an exit?