YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Police (Satpol PP) has stepped up patrols to monitor hotels following complaints of alleged illegal hotels in the area.
Head of the Enforcement of Legislation Division of the Yogyakarta City Satpol PP, Dodi Kurnianto, said that the monitoring of inns was carried out based on Yogyakarta City Regulation Number 13 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Business Licensing.
"We patrol if there is a possibility of construction or operation of an inn that does not have a permit, as well as following up if there are complaints," said Dodi in Yogyakarta, Friday, January 23, reported by ANTARA.
Since the beginning of January 2026, Dodi has recorded one complaint from residents regarding alleged illegal lodging. The complaint from residents of Keparakan Village, Kemantren Mergangsan has been followed up with an on-site inspection.
Based on the results of the inspection, he said, the reported inn was recorded as having a permit as another short-term accommodation provider and was in the low-risk category.
"Until January there were complaints, but after we conducted an on-site inspection, it turned out that the permit was complete," he said.
According to Dodi, in the latest licensing provisions, low-risk businesses are not required to have environmental permits or approval from surrounding neighbors.
"The low-risk for licensing efforts does not require permission or permission from neighbors left and right, front and back," he said.
However, Satpol PP still opens a complaint room from the public and will follow up on each report through patrols and inspections in the field.
Dodi said that the Yogyakarta City Satpol PP invited the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) and other parties to submit complaints if they found accommodations that were suspected of violating the provisions.
"For example, there are those who tend to disturb public order and so on. That is our priority and indeed not all hotels are included in PHRI, that's the problem," he said.
Previously, the Chairman of PHRI DIY Deddy Pranowo Eryono admitted that he had received reports of tourists in the Special Region of Yogyakarta staying in unlicensed accommodations, including daily indekos, apartments, homestays, or villas.
This condition, according to him, makes the number of guests not recorded in official occupancy data and does not contribute to the Regional Original Income (PAD).
"Actually, it was a leak of the city and district government's PAD. It would be good if the city and district governments could move quickly (to discipline)," said Deddy.
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