There have been many doubts about this theme.
The most frequently asked questions are whether responsabilidade de comunicar à UCEF falls on the property owner, O AL explorer or even about the company that manages the accommodation.
Quem tem que comunicar à UCEF? O owner property or the AL explorer?
In so many cases, the property owner and the AL explorer are the same person, but when not?
Quando se trata da mesma pessoa não existem dúvidas sobre quem deve comunicar à UCEF, através de um registo prévio no Housing Bulletin Information System (SIBA) Portal and subsequent Submission of Lodging Bulletins to each reservation with foreign guests.
What if I have a lease with a company that later operates the accommodation as an AL?
Is the responsibility for communication still mine?
The problem we face is when the property owner and the AL explorer are different people or entities.
The property owner may be an entity that has simply entered into a lease with another entity, authorizing that it freely sublet the property and allowing it to be decided by creation of a local accommodationif you have permission to do so.
Nesse caso, a responsabilidade de comunicar à UCEF recai sobre a entidade inquilina/arrendatário que decidiu abrir um Alojamento Local no imóvel.
It is therefore its responsibility to carry out the registo junto da UCEF with your data.
If the opposite does not result from the tenancy agreement, the obligation to communicate the accommodation becomes the responsibility of the tenant, ie the landlord no longer has this responsibility.
É que, o contrato de subarrendamento já não é estabelecido entre o Senhorio e Inquilino, mas sim entre Inquilino e Subarrendatário (ou Sub-inquilino) e, consequentemente, a obrigação de comunicação à UCEF do Senhorio transfere-se para o Inquilino.
Contratou uma empresa que faz a gestão do seu Alojamento por si? Quem deve proceder à comunicação à UCEF?
Hiring Local Housing Management from Third Parties is increasingly recurring.
More and more local accommodation explorers are choosing to pass the management of your AL to a specialized company that handles everything.
From cleaning, maintenance, check-in, reservation management, ad placement on various platforms, personalized customer contact, among other services.
In exchange for a percentage of your reserves or through a monthly agreement You can optimize your revenue and don't have to worry about anything else.
Ainda assim, a responsabilidade de comunicar à UCEF os dados dos hóspedes estrangeiros que ficam alojados em sua casa, recai sobre si como explorador do Alojamento Local.
However, it can delegate this task to LA managers, so that the service they provide is more advantageous. However, do not confuse things, as the responsibility for this communication remains yours, although it may be done by third parties.
In these cases, O registo junto da UCEF must be performed with data from the LA operator and not with the data of the management company.
According to the Law No. 102/2017 of August 28, which provides Article 16 whereas those who provide accommodation for foreign guests for consideration are obliged to inform SEF of such stays, it follows that those who receive income from Local Accommodation activity, or rather, the entity that issues invoices to guests, is that is required to report to SEF data regarding stays with foreign citizens.
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