Does my landlord have to register the rental contract with the Tax Authority?

Portal da Habitação · Housing

• Yes — it is the landlord’s duty to register the lease on the Portal das Finanças (Tax Authority portal) and issue electronic rent receipts.
• Without a registered contract you have no rent receipt — and you need it for benefits such as Porta 65 and to deduct the rent on your IRS (Portuguese personal income tax).
• In some cases the tenant can declare the contract himself to the Finanças (Tax Authority) when the landlord does not do it.

Automatically translated. Always confirm on the official Portuguese source.