Licencia de ocupación (primera y segunda)

Municipal authorisation certifying that a dwelling meets the conditions to be inhabited. In the Valencian Community, the first occupation licence is required for new builds: the developer must obtain it to hand over the homes, and without it utilities cannot be contracted. The second occupation licence — now processed as a responsible declaration — is requested on transfers and new rentals once the previous one has expired: it is valid for ten years. It is also a requirement for using the home as a holiday rental. When buying, ask for the licence in force or, failing that, check with the town hall that the dwelling can obtain one: its absence may reveal an unlicensed construction or pending planning infringements.