Does Maia have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Maia has four urban rehabilitation areas (ARU): Centro Urbano da Maia, Norte e Noroeste, Sul e Sudeste, and Folgosa e S. Pedro Fins. Each has its own page on the council site.

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Council ARU page: cm-maia.pt/pages/454
ARUs listed: Centro Urbano da Maia, Norte e Noroeste, Sul e Sudeste, Folgosa e S. Pedro Fins
Centro Urbano page: cm-maia.pt/institucional/territorio-e-urbanismo/reabilita...
Contact: geral@cm-maia.pt (council general email)
Sources: cm-maia.pt/pages/454
Checked: 2026-11-05

What you get

Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.

More: What an ARU gives you

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