Fine of between 20,000 and 40,000 euros for illegal tourist rental in Ibiza

R.I.Ibiza 19/04/24 12:50

The Department for the Fight against Intrusion has decided to initiate the sanctioning procedure with a proposal for a serious sanction (from 20,000 to 40,000 euros) to the marketer of the so-called 'Jesus hostel' after the tourist inspection service of the Consell de Ibiza found infringements in matters of Tourism for the advertising, contracting and marketing of rooms without having presented the corresponding declaration of responsibility for the start of tourist activity or the prior communication.

The advertising was carried out without having presented a declaration of responsibility for the start of the tourist activity, and without being registered in the Insular Register of Companies, Activities and Tourist Establishments. This property was advertised on platforms such as Booking from which, at the request of the Consell, the advertisement has been withdrawn.

The councillor for the fight against intrusions, Mariano Juan, stressed that in order to combat offenders in a forceful and swift manner "collaboration between administrations is fundamental", and that is why he is working with the Santa Eulària des Riu Town Council in a coordinated manner to make use of all the options which, administratively, "allow us to sanction this type of illegal activity".

In this way, last week a joint operation took place between inspectors from the Consell and the Santa Eulària Town Council's municipal infringements and activities technicians, who went to the property, but due to the impossibility of accessing it to carry out an on-site inspection, an access order has been requested from the court.

The Santa Eulària Town Council highlights this joint work between administrations "with the common objective of combating abuses and illegalities in certain areas, such as in this case illegal tourist rentals, documented, if necessary by the Council's technicians, the infringement of any municipal regulations, always in accordance with the competences of the Santa Eulària Town Council".