Lisbon
approves referendum on Holiday Accommodation (AL)
Lisbon
Municipal Assembly has approved a referendum on Local Accommodation (AL) in the
capital.
By TPN/Lusa,
in News, Portugal, Business, Property, Tourism, Lisbon, Politics · 1 day ago
The
referendum proposal received favourable votes from deputies from PS, BE,
Verdes, PAN, Livre; the votes against by PSD, Chega, IL, CDS, Aliança and PPM
and the abstention of PCP and MPT.
The
proposal, which includes two questions, now goes to the judges at Palácio
Ratton to assess the constitutionality of the consultation with Lisbon
residents, which came from a citizens' initiative. On 8 November, the Housing
Referendum Movement delivered 6,500 signatures to promote the referendum,
which, if given the green light by the Constitutional Court (TC), will be the
first to take place in the country on the initiative of a citizens' movement.
The TC now
has 25 days to consider the two questions and, without obstacles on the
constitutional front, it is up to the city hall led by Carlos Moedas to have
five days to set the date for the referendum, which should take place 40 to 60
days later, that is, in the spring.
The first
question is whether Lisbon residents agree to change the AL municipal
regulations so that the Chamber, within 180 days, orders the “cancellation of
local accommodation registered in properties intended for housing”. The second
question is whether you agree to change the AL regulations “so that local
accommodation is no longer allowed in properties intended for housing”.
The Movement
argues that properties licensed for housing should not be for tourist purposes.
The answer “yes” to the first question puts the AL that exists in the city at
risk, as long as the referendum has a participation of more than 50% of
registered voters.
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