Cédula de Habitabilidad Mallorca
The “Cédula de Habitabilidad” (Habitability Certificate) in Spain is a certificate that certifies that a home meets the minimum habitability requirements established by law. It is a crucial document for the sale, purchase, or rental of homes, as well as for contracting basic services such as water, electricity, or gas.
What is it?
The Cédula de Habitabilidad (Habitability Certificate) is an official document that proves that a building meets the minimum conditions necessary for habitation, The certificate is issued to the building not to the owner and is valid for 10 years it shows the building’s address and the maximum habitation level.
Services such as water, electricity, or gas cannot be contracted without presenting the Cédula de Habitabilidad (Habitability Certificate).
Home certification:
It demonstrates that the home meets the minimum habitability conditions, ensuring that future tenants or buyers can enjoy a safe and comfortable home.
It also includes aspects such as the size of the home, the presence of basic spaces (living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen), energy efficiency, and structural safety.
What is it for?
Rental transaction:
It provides proof to the tenant that the house has a certificated and up to date water and electrical installation, and meets the present standards of a habitable home by Spanish law. It also shows the maximum occupancy for a property calculated on the present regulations. A real estate agent or a private owner should always be able to provide you with a Cédula and an Energy Certificate before you sign any rental agreement before you sign a rental agreement. It’s mandatory for any application for a holiday day rental licence ETV and Is required to be renewed to maintain the holiday rental licence even if the holiday rental licence itself does not require renewing.
Transfer of ownership:
It is mandatory for any home purchase, which requires financial assistance from a bank or institution. Properties which are in ruins or require a complete reform or redevelopment don’t require a Cédula but the special circumstances are described in the deed of sale.
It demonstrates that the home meets the minimum habitability conditions, ensuring that future tenants or buyers can enjoy a safe and comfortable home.
Applying for a Cédula
Types of occupancy certificates:
Applications online by the owner of the property.
– Duplicate:
This can be requested as long as the certificate has not expired and no work or action has been carried out as detailed in the first occupancy certificate.
– Renewal:
Issued when an expired certificate is held (certificates expire after ten years) and none of the circumstances requiring a first occupancy certificate apply.
Both duplicate certificates and a renewal can be made as online applications here at the Seda Consell de Mallorca search for Cédula in the search bar for the link to the applications online. You will need a copy of the original Cédula or at minimum the number of the certificate.
– First occupancy:
Issued when new construction, expansion, renovation, and full or partial renovation works have been carried out affecting more than 60% of the layout, consolidation, restoration, or change of use. The application is normally made by the architect or technical architect who has presented the plans and applied for the licence from the relevant town hall The certificate from the town hall that the work has been completed as described in the original planning application for the building of a new property or the reform of one already in existence.
– Lack of occupancy:
Issued when the home, commercial premises, or residential building does not have any of the previous certificates and it is proven that the building was completed before March 1, 1987, that there are no planning violations, and that, since that date, no work or action detailed in the first occupancy certificate of occupancy has been carried out. The majority of older buildings in the villages in Mallorca require the application for a lack of occupancy Cédula this is normally done by an architect or technical architect as the town hall will require a plan of the property which shows the installations for water and electricity and that the applicant provide other documentation proofing the property doesn’t have any fines or planning infractions against it.
