Homes Unoccupied for Over 120 Days Will Be Taxed

Heads of households, whether a homeowner or renter, should register their properties online within two months by visiting the National Property and Housing website, http://amlak.mrud.ir, as of April 8. 
According to Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mahmoud Mahmoudzadeh, households who own more than two residential properties (one in the city or village of their permanent residency and the other in the city or village where their second home is located) will be subject to vacancy tax if they remain unoccupied for more than 120 days. 
“Vacancy tax for real entities will be six times more than the value of the property’s rent in the first year, 12 times more than the value of the property’s rent in the second year and 18 times more than the value of the property’s rent in the third year...