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If you have bought property here in sunny Croatia with the intention of renting the property out, be it via the Croatian company route  or privately one of the things that, by law, you will have to do is obtain categorisation for the Croatian property.

This is similar to obtaining a star rating as in the rest of Europe.  Every Croatian property that is rented out to tourists requires categorisation without it you CANNOT rent the property to tourists.

How to get categorisation. = Contact us.

There are literally hundreds of rules and regulations for getting your Croatian property categorised and if you are not fluent in Croatian and you are not here on a full time basics then you have a very big and long task ahead of you.

Before you make any Croatian property purchase. You should check with an independent Qualified real estate agency or lawyer. They will be able to determine within a day or 2 if the Croatian property is even allowed to be categorised, just by looking at the ownership papers.

 Providing the documents are ok and the property falls into the category of being able to be categorised and  you have a Croatian company then we can get you categorisation for the property in between 1 and 3 months not including August

ONLY those Croatian properties that are listed as being in a touristic settlement or built for commercial use will obtain categorisation.

If your Croatian property was built or is being  built as a residential building then you will NOT get categorisation. These restrictions apply  to Croatian companies and to foreign private citizens. 

However if  you are a Croatian private citizen then you can gain categorisation for a residential building. Even with the new real estate laws brought out in Feb 2009 the above information applies.

Without categorisation of your Croatian property you will have a big problem with registering your guests with the Croatian police / or tourist board which you are obligated under Croatian law to do for YOUR SELVES when staying in the property and for ALL your guests including  paying  and non paying guests.

The categorisation is essentially in place to make sure that all rented properties in Croatia reach a certain standard and a tourism tax is paid to the government. During the main summer months the amount payable is approximately 1 euro per day per adult over the age of 12.

Many people try renting their Croatian property without the categorisation and hundreds are caught each year. In 2008 I knew of at least 25 apartments in Liznjan, 20 in Premantura and another 50 around the Pula area and in Istria that the above action was taken. In 2009 there were similar figures .So get categorised and pay , its not worth the risk for you or your guests. The consequences are a 5,000 euro fine, the property is sealed. The owner is requested to appear in court and the property remains sealed until you do so. The guest that were in the property are also thrown out.

Exceptions to obtaining categorisation

If you plan to rent the Croatia property on a long term lease and NOT to tourists then it is possible for you to do so without getting the property categorised and regardless of whether its a residential or commercial building. OR if your Croatian property is owned by a private Croatian citizen. Or if you are ONLY using the property for your own purposes and are NOT renting to tourists.

If the property in Croatia was built before 1968 and you have clean ownership stating  that it was ,then the laws are different again . If built before 1968 then  as a foreign owned Croatian Company or Croatian owned Company you can apply for and get the required categorisation.

If you would like any more information on the rules and regulations for obtaining categorisation for your Croatian property or would like information on how we can obtain it for you then call or  us

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