Alojamento Local
Published 30 October 2026, 20:39
Alojamento Local (AL)
Registration of a flat for short-term letting to visitors. An AL number comes with its own taxes, rules and municipal restrictions. You can live in such a flat for a long time, but it is a different type of contract and the occupant has different rights.
Where you come across it. Short-term renting, buying a flat in a building used for tourist lets.
A document for “temporary accommodation” in place of a contrato de arrendamento is of little use later, when you need to register your address and submit documents.
Official website: gov.pt/servicos/alojamento-local-registo-da-atividade