Regulation of daily rental housing will be discussed in the General Assembly

The General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey will discuss the draft law on renting houses for tourist purposes and paying 5,000 lira to retirees.

The proposal includes obtaining a permit to rent houses for tourist purposes and imposing an administrative fine of 1 million lira on those who continue their rental activities for tourist purposes without permission and on those who rent the same house more than 4 times in a year starting from the date of the first contract.

In addition, the proposal provides for a one-time payment of 5,000 lira to retirees, with the creation of an article prepared by the Planning and Budget Commission.

PERMIT REQUIREMENT FOR RENTAL

For residences to be rented for tourist purposes, a permit will be required before entering into a rental contract for tourist purposes. In addition, the plaque, whose qualifications will be determined by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be hung at the entrance of the home rented for tourist purposes.

The Ministry will be authorized to issue permits and may also use this authority through the governorate. The rights of the documents and plates will be determined by the Ministry. In the permit application, it will be mandatory to present the decision adopted unanimously by all the owners of the floor of the building where the independent section subject to the permit is located, stating that it is considered appropriate for carrying out rental activities for tourist purposes.

In residential lots made up of buildings that contain more than one independent section, the provisions of this paragraph will be required for the building where the residence is rented solely for tourist purposes, and a copy of the permit must be sent to the address of the lot.

In buildings consisting of more than three separate sections, a permit may be issued in the name of the same landlord for a maximum of 25 percent of the buildings. If the number of independent sections subject to the issuance of documents in the same building on behalf of the same landlord exceeds five, a commercial and operating license must be presented in the application, and if the building object of the application is located in urbanizations composed of In buildings that contain more than one independent section, the unanimous decision of all the owners of the apartments must be presented.

THE LESSOR WILL RECEIVE THE PERMIT CERTIFICATE

The obligation to obtain permission will be on the landlord. If rental activities are carried out for tourist purposes other than the lessor, these rentals may be carried out through Group A travel agencies certified in accordance with the Travel Agencies Law and the Association of Travel Agencies.

If the permit holder is a real person, the permit will become invalid if the heirs do not present it within 3 months of the date of death, or if the legal entity expires. However, the rights of users will continue until the end of the contract period.

Users will be prohibited from renting the house rented to the permit holder to third parties in their own name and on their own account, or renting the rented house for the purpose of being used as a residence in their own name to third parties. parties for tourist purposes in their own name and account. However, legal entities that allow their own staff to use the housing they rent for tourist purposes will be excluded from this scope.

The provisions of the Identification Law will apply to residences for which rental permits are issued for tourist purposes. The permit holder will be considered responsible for the notification obligation. The contract between the permit holder and the user will expire at the end of the period specified in the contract.

FINE OF UP TO 500 THOUSAND LIRAS FOR UNAUTHORIZED RENTAL

The proposal also determined administrative sanctions for those who carry out unauthorized rental activities and for permit holders.

Consequently, those who rent houses for tourist purposes without a permit will be subject to an administrative fine of 100,000 lira for each house rented and will be given 15 days to operate by obtaining a permit. At the end of this period, an administrative fine of 500 thousand lira will be imposed on those who continue their rental activities for tourist purposes without obtaining a permit and they will be given another 15 days to operate by obtaining a permit. An administrative fine of 100 thousand liras for each contract will be imposed on those who rent the residence for tourist purposes of the permit holder to third parties in their own name and on their own account.

An administrative fine of 100 thousand liras for each contract will be imposed on those who rent a house for tourist purposes in their own name and on their own account, and on those who mediate the rental of houses for tourist purposes without permission.

THERE IS ALSO A PENALTY FOR THE INTERMEDIARY COMPANY FOR RENT WITHOUT PERMIT

An administrative fine of 100 thousand lira per residence will be imposed on providers of intermediary services defined in the Electronic Commerce Regulation Law, which allows electronic commerce and the promotion of unauthorized rental activities. A decision will be made to remove content or block access regarding the post, section or section in which the violation occurred, and this decision will be sent to the Association of Access Providers for implementation.

Furthermore, if this decision is not complied with, an administrative fine of 100,000 lira will be imposed on intermediary service providers for each residence. An appeal may be filed against the decision to remove content or block access before the criminal justice of the peace. The decision issued by the criminal justice of the peace may be challenged in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

FINE OF 1 MILLION LIRA FOR RENTING MORE THAN 4 TIMES

An administrative fine of one million lira will be imposed on those who continue their rental activities for tourist purposes without permission and on those who rent the same house more than 4 times within one year from the date of the first contract, despite have a rental contract. for more than 100 days at a time.

According to the proposal, if the information and documents requested by the Ministry are not sent within 30 days, if they are sent incompletely, if misleading information or documents are given, if the landlord changes with a legal action other than the inheritance, and if this If the change is not notified to the property registry within 30 days from the date of registration, an administrative fine of 50 thousand lire will be imposed.

If the document regarding the payment of tourist participation within the scope of the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency Law is not presented within the period determined by the Ministry or if this document is not presented during inspections, it will be imposed an administrative fine of 50 thousand lire. will prevail.

Deceptive promotion of the location, quality and physical characteristics of the house rented for tourist purposes to the user through articles, advertisements, posters, brochures, social networks, web pages and similar tools, or failure to comply with the promised conditions, or the rental of the house rented for tourist purposes to the user for a period shorter than that specified in the contract. In cases of assignment, the administrative fine will be 100 thousand liras.

If the house rented for tourist purposes is not delivered to the user in accordance with the contract, an administrative fine of 100 thousand liras will be imposed, and if the payment received is not refunded within the period of 15 days, an administrative fine of 200 will be imposed. thousand lire

If the plaque prepared by the Ministry is not hung at the entrance of residences rented for tourist purposes, an administrative fine of 100 thousand lira will be imposed and 15 days will be given to hang it. If the plate is not installed within this period, an administrative fine of 500,000 lire will be imposed. If during the inspection it is determined that the house does not meet the necessary requirements for the issuance of a permit, the administrative fine that will be imposed will be 100 thousand lire.

THE RIGHTS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE END OF THE CONTRACT

Under the proposal, in some cases the permit will be cancelled. Consequently, if the permit holder requests the cancellation of the permit, if it is determined that the rental activity for tourist purposes has ended, if the new lessor of the home rented for tourist purposes does not request the transfer of the permit within the period after a period of 30 days, or if the change of permit holder is considered appropriate, the obligations cannot be met. The permit will be canceled if the residence rented for tourist purposes is notified by authorized public institutions and organizations that it is used contrary to public use. order, public safety and general morality.

The rights of residence users whose permits have been canceled will be maintained until the end of the contract term.

The Ministry will have the authority to inspect rentals for tourism purposes and, if necessary, may use its inspection authority through the governorate. The Ministry will be authorized to eliminate doubts and problems that may arise during the execution of the regulation, to adopt the necessary provisions to ensure uniformity of its execution and to determine the procedures and principles.

On the date of entry into force of the regulation, those who carry out rental activities for tourist purposes must request from the Ministry to obtain a permit within a period of one month from the date of entry into force of the corresponding article. The permit issuance process will be completed within 3 months from the date of application. Those whose applications are not accepted will not be able to operate, but the rights of the users of these residences will be maintained until the end of the contract period. This regulation will come into force on January 1, 2024.

12. THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE ASSEMBLY

The Twelfth Development Plan will be presented to Parliament, which is defined as a holistic roadmap that will mobilize Turkey’s potential in the centenary of the Republic and thus ensure the realization of the goal of sustainable and inclusive growth.

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz is scheduled to make a presentation on the 12th Development Plan at the Planning and Budget Commission on Tuesday, October 17.

Additionally, the proposed central government budget law for 2024 will be presented to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that same week. Vice President Yılmaz is expected to make a presentation on the budget at the Planning and Budget Commission on October 20. (AA)