The micro-enterprises, social solidarity institutions (IPSS) and entities providing services of national interest are going to make use of so-called protection regime in rents. Changes to the law in force since 2012, approved on Thursday by the Cabinet, will allow, in these cases, contracts only start to be governed by the new rules of the urban lease after five years in the absence of agreement between landlords and tenants.
Until then, microenterprises, IPSS, and entities providing services of national interest benefit, the period of transition to a limitation of the increase in income 1/15 cents of taxable value (VTP) of the property.
The Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy has listed at the end of the Council of Ministers, a set of changes to the urban lease law, who had promised to present by June, following recommendations committee responsible for monitoring this reform.
Among the amendments tabled on Thursday is the extension of the protection scheme to lease non-residential establishments. So far, only the micro entities (with a turnover of up to 500 000 euros and less than five employees) had access to this status increased conditioning for five years.
Now, the Government intends to give this possibility in three other situations: microenterprises (with up to ten employees and two million euros of turnover); the private legal nonprofit and engaged in cultural activities, solidarity, sports people or public interest; and legal persons of private law that “pursuing a declared activity of national interest.”
In addition, in case of lack of agreement between the parties, the term of the contracts was increased at the end of this transition period , from two to three years.
At the conference which followed the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy stated that these changes are justified by the fact that it is “economic activities with a higher risk of relocation and making investments that take longer to repay. ” Jorge Moreira da Silva also stressed the fact that they have an important role “in the creation and retention of jobs.”
The changes to the urban rental scheme will undergo a simplification of procedures in housing rents and the rules the improvements and maintenance works.
The amendments adopted on Thursday, and that will still be the subject of consultation with the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities, will be then submitted to parliament. Something that the minister believes it could happen “in late September.”
Owners criticize, trade applauds
Lisbonense owners Association (ALP) came to repudiate the changes already approved by the Cabinet considering coming misrepresenting the law of rent. In a statement, said that the ALP will fight frontally against the proposed changes, including traditional instances.
Appealing to Parliament “to catch one that is a retreat and an unacceptable one of the most important legislative reforms but delayed distortion “, the association regrets that the proposed changes demonstrate that” the Reform of Urban Lease can not, unfortunately, survive off the troika of Portugal ” .
Have the Confederation of Comérc io and Services of Portugal (CCP) applauded the “adjustment” to the law of lease 2012 In a statement, consider the “positive” change as it ensures “greater stability of the bond, essential for making investments. “
For the CCP, the amendment extends to the micro protection regime prior to 1995 contracts is” important, “such as regard to the rules in force for profound works. “Of course, an overall assessment of approved amendments depends on the careful analysis of the statute, which is still unknown. With Ana Rute Silva, Rachel and Rosa Martins Soares
No comments:
Post a Comment