Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu homestay guide

Practical property and application checklist
Reviewed 5 September 2026

### Starting facts
- Exact property address.
- District: DNH / Daman / Diu.
- Municipal Council / District Panchayat / other local body.
- Existing, proposed, under construction or already operating.
- Number of total rooms.
- Number of proposed **lettable** rooms.
- Proposed bed/guest count.
- Food service: yes/no.
- Foreign guests intended: yes/no.
- Coastal/forest/heritage/protected-location screening status.
### Ownership and applicant file
- Title holder(s).
- Joint/co-owner details.
- Inheritance/succession position where relevant.
- Lease/rent agreement where applicable.
- Proposed Category-E holder.
- Aadhaar of proposed individual holder.
- Proposed operator/management company.
- Whether owner/holder resides on premises.
- Company/LLP/lessee-holder clarification letter where applicable.
### Property readiness
- Completion Certificate or Occupancy Certificate; **or**
- relevant certificate from Municipal Council/District Panchayat plus;
- Structural Stability Certificate from licensed/qualified engineer or engineering firm.
- Planning/use confirmation.
- Building-plan/alteration status where relevant.
- Fire applicability check.
- Water/electricity status.
- Part-E standards checklist — **PENDING CURRENT OFFICIAL SOURCE**.
### Application
- Current Aadhaar copy.
- Current building certificate route.
- Rent agreement where applicable.
- Diu-specific written document-list confirmation.
- Current portal account.
- Current form-field review.
- Current upload-format/size check.
- ₹5,000 annual fee readiness.
- Do **not** rely on legacy ₹200 instructions.
### Inspection
- Registered lettable rooms match application.
- Building documents correspond to actual premises.
- Structural certificate corresponds to actual structure where fallback used.
- Current Part-E inspection checklist obtained.
- Any deficiencies corrected truthfully.
- No assumption that document acceptance guarantees inspection pass.
### Operations
- Registration certificate and renewal calendar.
- Guest billing/receipt process.
- Guest register/ID process after current requirements confirmed.
- Form C capability for foreign/OCI guests.
- FSSAI/FoSCoS assessment if food is provided as a food business.
- Fire/safety maintenance under applicable law.
- Local waste/sanitation compliance.
- Tax/GST assessment.
- Staff/caretaker verification where required by any current order.
- Insurance as a commercial risk-management item, not a located Tourism mandate.
### Renewal
- Certificate expiry date.
- Begin renewal review sufficiently early despite **renewal window Not stated in the material reviewed**.
- Recheck current ₹5,000 fee.
- Obtain current renewal checklist rather than relying on S8.
- Recheck Fire NOC or other documents if separately required.
- Record changes in rooms, title, lease, manager/operator or ownership before renewal.
- Preserve submission/payment/certificate records.