Andhra Pradesh homestay guide

Practical property and application checklist
Reviewed 5 September 2026

### Starting facts
- [ ] Exact property address and survey/plot details
- [ ] District
- [ ] Municipal Corporation/Municipality/Nagar Panchayat/Gram Panchayat
- [ ] Development authority, if applicable
- [ ] Whether address is within a confirmed focus tourism destination
- [ ] Existing property / proposed construction / under construction / running accommodation
- [ ] Intended category: Homestay / B&B / other
- [ ] Proposed lettable rooms
- [ ] Proposed beds
- [ ] Whether food will be served
- [ ] Whether foreign guests will be accepted
- [ ] Whether incentives are part of the business case
### Ownership and applicant file
- [ ] Complete title chain checked
- [ ] Joint/co-owner position recorded
- [ ] Existing disputes/encumbrances checked
- [ ] Proposed tourism-registration holder identified
- [ ] Resident owner identified
- [ ] Family residence plan documented
- [ ] Proposed operator/management company identified
- [ ] Lease, if any, reviewed
- [ ] Company/LLP/firm structure recorded separately from property ownership
- [ ] Written APTA confirmation obtained where applicant is not a resident individual owner
- [ ] PAN/GST/Udyam position separately assessed
### Property readiness
- [ ] Land-use/zoning checked
- [ ] Sanctioned building plan obtained
- [ ] Actual construction checked against sanctioned plan
- [ ] OC position checked
- [ ] Change-of-occupancy/use question checked
- [ ] Fire-NOC applicability checked
- [ ] Access/parking requirements checked
- [ ] Water source/legal connection checked
- [ ] Sewage/septic arrangement checked
- [ ] Solid-waste arrangements checked
- [ ] Electricity meter/account/tariff checked
- [ ] CRZ status checked where coastal
- [ ] Forest/wildlife status checked where relevant
- [ ] Heritage/ASI restrictions checked where relevant
- [ ] Structural condition professionally assessed where appropriate
- [ ] Accessibility requirements assessed for applicable building category
### Application
- [ ] APTA Trade Registration account created by authorised applicant
- [ ] Correct category confirmed
- [ ] Current official Homestay/B&B GO obtained
- [ ] Current fee schedule confirmed from official portal/order
- [ ] Current document list downloaded
- [ ] Ownership evidence uploaded
- [ ] Building/local approvals uploaded where required
- [ ] Room/property photographs prepared
- [ ] Plans/maps prepared where required
- [ ] Operator authorisation prepared if permitted
- [ ] Co-owner/RWA NOC obtained if current official rule requires it
- [ ] Declarations read before submission
- [ ] Payment receipt preserved
### Inspection
- [ ] Current official inspection checklist obtained
- [ ] Only registered/proposed lettable rooms presented
- [ ] Room/bed count matches application
- [ ] Owner-residence condition demonstrably satisfied for Homestay
- [ ] Property corresponds to submitted plan/photos
- [ ] Safety arrangements complete
- [ ] Water/sanitation ready
- [ ] Fire requirements complete where applicable
- [ ] Food-business compliance ready where applicable
- [ ] Inspection report/query recorded
- [ ] Deficiencies answered through official channel
### Operations
- [ ] Certificate/category/capacity kept consistent with actual operation
- [ ] Foreign-guest Rule 17 electronic reporting ready
- [ ] Foreign guest records retained for at least one year
- [ ] FSSAI registration/licence obtained if applicable
- [ ] GST position documented
- [ ] Profession Tax position checked
- [ ] Guest-contract/invoice process established
- [ ] Domestic guest-record rules confirmed with APTA
- [ ] Staff/police-verification rule confirmed
- [ ] Waste/sanitation systems maintained
- [ ] Building/fire compliance maintained
- [ ] Incentive-specific reporting separated from ordinary Homestay duties
- [ ] Insurance considered as a business-risk measure even though a universal Homestay mandate was not located
### Renewal
- [ ] Current certificate expiry checked
- [ ] Official renewal window verified from primary order/portal
- [ ] Any changes in owner/operator/rooms disclosed as required
- [ ] Current fee confirmed
- [ ] Current classification checklist rechecked
- [ ] Profession Tax/other prerequisite status checked where applicable
- [ ] Building/FSSAI/GST/foreigner-reporting compliance remains current
- [ ] Renewal approval received before treating certificate as extended