Lei n.º 56/2023 (Mais Habitação) enters force on 7 October 2023 with multiple provisions: tightened short-term-rental (Alojamento Local, AL) licensing — including moratorium on new licences in Lisbon, Porto, and stress-market parishes; rental-price caps on new contracts in designated stressed markets; municipal powers to convert long-empty properties to social use; and restructuring of the Golden Visa (see separate entry).
Landlords, prospective landlords, short-term-let operators, and tenants in stressed urban markets.
Primary: Diário da República ↗
Corroborating: Portuguese Government Portal ↗
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