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In doing so, he made himself doubly punishable. On the one hand, he rented out a private property to holidaymakers without a licence. On the other hand, he rented out individual rooms, which is generally forbidden on the Balearic Islands. The man

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find out that the horse had been moved to a luxurious property located in the Son Vida urbanisation in Palma. Once the animal was recovered, it was returned to its rightful owners. The defendant was arrested at his home.

Thinhad justified his objection to the fine by saying that he had not rented out the entire property.

The holiday landlord had not been particularly discreet with his illegal offer. Not only did he advertise the rooms on the well ­ known platform, he even responded to the online reviews of his guests. The case was so clear that inspectors did not even have to look at the property to see if it met holiday rental regulations.

Office flood

THREE floors of the Palma City Council offices in Avenidas were flooded after the air conditioning developed a fault on Friday, August 11.

The breakage of an air conditioning ‘hose’ on the fifth floor of the offices, where the urban planning department is located, caused a flood on the third, fourth and fifth floors.

Palma City Council reported on Sunday that the technicians who reviewed the affected floors believe that the fault occurred on Friday afternoon, when the building was already closed, which caused the lower floors to flood.

Technicians have made a first assessment of the damage to the furniture and computer equipment. Until an in­depth evaluation is carried out and job security is confirmed in all plants, the employees of the three affected plants will work from home.

The water has not affected the first floor, where citizens are served, so it will continue to function normally.

SON BONET: The aim is to reopen the existing sports facilities.

MARRATXI Town Hall wants to reopen the existing sports facilities in the Son Bonet airport grounds to make them available to the public. For this reason, the councilor for Economic Promotion, Odette Torres, will initiate a conversation with those responsible for Son Bonet and Aena “with the aim of reopening sports facilities.”

To do this, added the councillor, “different options can be studied, such as agreements, concessions, rent or public­private collaboration.

“The opening of these facilities would cover a clear need for many residents of the towns close to Son Bonet” such as Pont d’Inca, Pont d’Inca Nou, Cas Capità and Pla de na Tesa. “At the same time, it would be a first step to turn the historic centre of Pont d’Inca into