Renting My Apartment For Holiday Lets

@royconnolly

You need a rental permit, for that you'll need to provide Proof of Ownership: A document known as "List nepokretnosti" (LN) from the local land registry office. If the property isn't registered yet, a notarized statement confirming ownership is required. ​And Usage Permit ("Upotrebna dozvola"): For properties lacking this permit, an electrical safety certificate ("Atest") issued by a licensed engineer is necessary. ​

You need to pay the applicable administrative fees, which may include a registration fee (€2) and a categorization fee (€5 per room/apartment, €20 for a house). ​

Inspection: Municipal surveyors will inspect your property within a specified timeframe (e.g., within 15 days in Tivat). ​

Permit Issuance: Upon a successful inspection, you'll receive your rental permit, valid for three years. ​

Most painful part of managing short term lets : the Guest Registration Obligations.

You're required to register each guest with the local tourist organization within 24 hours of their arrival and pay the tourist tax. If late with this, you will most likely be fined, 100 or 150€ for the guest, and the same for the owner. And they are not flexible.

You must maintain a "Guest Book" ("Popis gostiju") and a "Complaints Book" ("Knjiga žalbi"), both of which must be stamped by the municipality. ​

Penalties: Failure to adhere to these regulations can result in fines ranging from €150 to €3,000 for individuals and legal entities. ​

If you decide to rent long-term instead, let me know, we are specialised in the intermediation for this. You should get at least the same annual income, without all the hassle.

Thank you so much Tsarine!

Wow that's so much hassle and stress for me. So long term letting is easier? Could you please enlighten me on that? The apartment is in Kotor Old Town in a Venetian building. Approximately 73m.

2 bedrooms, large kitchen, separate  living room and separate dining room, and a bathroom. 

Thank you so much for your help 😊

There is no need for any licence for long-term lets.

Generally, especially if you rent to a foreigner, you will need to have the lease done at the Notary, and you will pay 15% tax on 70% of the rental income stated in the Notary contract.

The main issue with Kotor Old town is parking space, for long-term tenants and also maybe the noise, as the old town can be noisy at times.

So it may still be a better option to rent short term, but in that case I would really suggest using an agent who can handle all the admin stuff for you. I have someone who does this great in Tivat, but for Kotor, I am not sure, I will check.

Morning,

I am looking at renting my property for holiday let. I am in the Herceg Novi area. I went to the municipal on Friday, to register but nobody seemed to understand what I wanted to do, even though I had all the paper work and google translated notes. Do you have any instructions on what I need to do and where to go (correct office). Thank you for your help ahead of time.

Sally