September 30th deadline for Gibraltar's Registrar of Property Occupation
16 Aug 2022
The Register of Property Occupation Act 2021 (the “Act”) commenced in Gibraltar on the 24th of February 2022.
In summary, it requires all individuals in occupation of residential property and their landlords to make an application to the Registrar of Property Occupation (“Registrar”). These applications can be made via the E-Government Portal.
Landlords for the purposes of the Act shall mean any person who is entitled, as between himself and a person in occupation of the relevant property, to the rents and profits of the relevant property. Occupier for the purposes of the Act shall mean the person(s) in occupation of the relevant property.
The above shall apply to all private residential properties. The original deadline had been set for Tuesday, 24th May 2022. However, following an HMGoG official press release, the deadline was subsequently extended to 30th September 2022.
The Act allows the Registrar to accept, reject or request further information on each application received. The Registrar may even request an inspection of the property if found necessary.
Any property owner and/or tenant who fails to adhere to the above and does not submit an application within the required period (i.e. before the deadline mentioned above) is liable on summary conviction to a fine up to £4,000.
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