A Sea of Almond Blossom, Pla de Corona, by Xescu Prats via Ibiza Travel
Name and Shame
Illegal tourist rental sector to be tackled with Balearic flying squad of inspectors. Fines of 4,000 to 400,000 euros for those found flouting the law. Vice President calls for illegal renting to become a social issue with Landlords ashamed to rent illegally. Consell Vice President Viviana De Sans presented details of what she described as a “high impact campaign” to eradicate Ibiza’s illegal/unregistered tourist rental sector that is considered the root cause responsible for the shortage of affordable all year housing on the island. Using last summer’s campaign against illegal employment as an example, Sans said the initiative will include inspectors from all of the Balearic islands descending on Ibiza to implement the regulations that include fines ranging from 4000€ – 400,000€ for those found in breach of the regulations. The vice president, who also heads the Consell housing department, explained that the objective was to put landlords in no doubt that the risk of heavy penalties was sufficiently high that it is in their own interests to cease unregistered tourist letting and instead offer their proper(Continued on page 2)