Certificate and documents
In order to register your accommodation, you will need, among other things, a fire safety and a urban planning certificates.
A) Fire safety certificate or simplified inspection certificate
Your accommodation establishment must meet fire protection standards.
In order to prove this, you must obtain a certificate from the mayor of the municipality where the accommodation establishment is located and have it renewed every five years.
You must request a simplified inspection certificate or a fire safety certificate, depending on the type of operation planned.
a) You wish to run a hotel, an aparthotel, a social tourism accommodation centre or a campsite
Request a fire safety certificate
b) You wish to offer home-stay accommodation or run a furnished tourist lodging or a tourist residence
B) Urban planning certificate
The planned activity must comply with the destination of the building as mentioned in the urban planning permit or in the applicable land use plans.
To confirm this, you must obtain a certificate of compliance with the land management and urban planning standards from the urban planning service in the municipality where your accommodation is located.
Urban planning certificate (in French)
Urban planning certificate (in Dutch)
Check the contact details of the urban planning service of the municipality.
The municipality will decide whether or not to grant you the certificate based on the analysis of your dossier.
C) Accord écrit des copropriétaires
Si l'immeuble constitue une copropriété, vous devez également demander un accord écrit de l'Assemblée générale des copropriétaires. Cet accord écrit doit porter sur l'exercice de l'activité d'exploitation de l'hébergement touristique au sein de l'immeuble.
D) If the operator is a legal entity : check the status
The tourist accommodation facility must be the main or secondary company purpose.