Housing · Local note
IMI, IMT and the lease you almost signed
A short note: property tax names are not interchangeable with rent paperwork.
Photo: Michael Gaylard from Horsham, UK, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
IMI is the annual municipal property tax on owners. IMT is the tax on buying a home. Neither replaces a rental contract or a recibo. New arrivals mix the acronyms in group chats. If you are renting, ask for a written lease and receipts. If you are buying, an official notary and the tax office pages are the map, start at portaldasfinancas.gov.pt.
Checked 27 October 2026. If an official page disagrees, follow that page.
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