Opening a C.A.V. - Holiday Homes and Apartments

Holiday houses and flats(C.A.V.) are furnished accommodation units equipped with a kitchenette or independent kitchen service that are managed entrepreneurially by those who have the availability for any reason and offer them for rent to tourists, ensuring the essential services provided for by the regulations implementing the law.

C.A.V.'s located in single-body or multiple-body buildings situated in a single delimited area and equipped with accessory facilities available to guests, if managed as a unit, take on the term "residence".

The C.A.V. must meet the health and safety requirements laid down by law and by municipal regulations for residential use, also with reference to the minimum surface areas of the rooms and other rooms.

In the case of holidayhomesand flats, municipal regulations may provide for different minimum surfaces from those laid down for residential use.

The provision of furniture, utensils and any other equipment necessary for the preparation and consumption of meals must be ensured.

The services that must be guaranteed are

• cleaning of the house or flat and provision of clean linen at each change of client
• constant supply of electricity, hot water and room heating
• guaranteed delivery at least 10 hours a day
• assistance to the guest for urgent maintenance work

The activity manager is bound by the following obligations

• Acquiring, indicating and displaying the CIN(see all information)
• Communicate the names of guests to the Public Safety Authority, within 24 hours, exclusively via the weballoggitati.it portal accessible with the credentials provided by the Trento Police Headquarters.

• Enter tourist presences online (C59-ISTAT forms) in the Provincial Tourism System (STU) for the ISTAT statistical survey.

• Pay the provincial tourist tax, collected from guests, via the Pagosemplice portal on the established deadlines. All information on the application of the provincial tourist tax can be found on the Trentino Riscossioni S.p.a website in the section dedicated to the tourist tax.

Some municipalities may request, on the basis of municipal regulations, a change of use from residential to non-hotel accommodation.

Citizens who manage in an entrepreneurial form up to three lodgings for tourist rental, also located in different municipalities of Trentino, may also opt for tourist rental.

On the other hand, citizens who have more than three lodgings at their disposal and offer the essential services foreseen by the implementing regulation are obliged to provide the entrepreneurial activity in the form of a CAV.

Submit the SCIA - segnalazione certificata di inizio attività for CAVsto the competentmunicipality through the Sportello unico telematico delle attività produttive (SUAP) of the Trentino municipalities, accessible at the link: www.impresainungiorno.gov.it after authentication via SPID, CIE or CNS.
Modification or cessation applications must also be submitted in the same way.

The following documents must be attached to the SCIA

1. photocopy of a valid identity document
2. substitutive declarations of certification of moral requirements and anti-mafia declaration
3. copy of valid residence card or residence permit for self-employment for non-EU citizens)
4. receipt of payment of any processing fees.

The activity may be legitimately commenced from the day following the submission of the SCIA.
The Municipality has 60 days from the presentation of the SCIA to carry out checks on the documentation and to communicate any reasons that impede the continuation of the activity.

The Receptivity and Tourist Professions Office of the Tourism and Sport Service will provide the user with the credentials to access the provincial Tourism Information System(STU) to manage the appropriate registry changes and to communicate the presences for statistical purposes (C59-ISTAT).

The owner or manager may make use of subjects carrying out real estate mediation activities for the rental of accommodation units, in compliance with the relevant state regulations.

The municipality must also be notified of any subsequent changes to the declared requirements and of any cessation of activity.