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Croatia rental and hospitality law disputes

Overview

The Croatian government is developing new legislation to regulate the apartment rental market, aiming to modernize laws that date back to 1996. One proposed measure, the Law on the Rental of Apartments, seeks to regulate landlord-tenant relationships by requiring rental contracts to be solemnized before a notary public. This process would include enforcement clauses to expedite evictions or debt collection, with the landlord bearing the costs. To protect tenants, the law proposes limiting rent increases to once per year, capped at the rate of real estate price growth.

Simultaneously, the proposed Hospitality Activity Act has faced opposition from the association ‘Save Small Family Landlords’ (SMOi). The group has petitioned the European Commission to review the law’s compatibility with EU regulations. SMOi argues the legislation threatens the livelihoods of approximately 110,000 small family landlords. Specific concerns include a mandate for mandatory re-categorization of accommodation units every ten years and new requirements for ‘host’ status, such as needing consent from two-thirds of co-owners and every immediate neighbor in multi-apartment buildings.

Entities

Save Small Family Landlords · Tax Administration of Croatia · Croatian Parliament · Government of Croatia · Croatia

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 7 sources
    Croatia prepares new law to regulate apartment rental market

    Croatia is drafting a new rental law to regulate the growing market, mandating notary-authenticated contracts and capping annual rent increases to provide legal security for both landlords and tenants.

  2. 25 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 7 sources
    Croatian landlords petition EU over proposed hospitality law

    Croatian landlords' association SMOi has petitioned the European Commission to review a proposed hospitality law, citing concerns over mandatory re-categorization and neighbor consent requirements.

Sources

biznismagazin.rs · cginfo.me · croatiaweek.com · dalmatinskiportal.hr · dulist.hr · europesays.com · index.hr · lider.media · n1info.hr · novilist.hr · poslovni.hr · vijesti.hrt.hr · zadarskilist.hr · zagorje.com