Djokovic Fined for Unauthorized Construction at His Marbella Mansion

The Marbella City Council has initiated a procedure against tennis player Novak Djokovic for an illegal renovation carried out on the mansion he owns in the municipality, where he spends extended periods throughout the year. The Council has imposed two financial penalties totaling 10,000 euros after Djokovic carried out unauthorized works that the Serbian tennis player could regularize, and for the construction, also without municipal authorization, of other features that must be removed. Among these are a basement parking, a porch, and a small bathroom and shower that encroach upon the boundary of the road within the urbanization of his mansion, located in one of the most exclusive areas of the municipality, according to a four-page decree from the City Council dated last February, which was accessed by La Opinión de Málaga. The Council began the procedure against the Serbian tennis player at the beginning of 2024, when it imposed a 5,000 euro fine and gave him two months to regularize the reform works that could be normalized and to demolish the rest, as stated by the Andalusian regional land law. However, the Serbian tennis player let the deadline expire without providing the necessary documentation to regularize the actions, which led the City Council to impose a second fine of 5,000 euros and gave him another two months to restore urban legality in his villa, valued at about ten million euros. If Djokovic does not respond to the requirements, the City Council will continue with the procedure to "restore the disturbed legal order and repair the altered physical reality." The Council may impose up to 12 fines of 5,000 euros if the Serbian tennis player does not comply with the demands outlined by the Andalusian law. When asked for a comment, the government team declined to provide their version of the situation regarding the urban procedure, stating that "it is not a public record." Djokovic's mansion in Marbella, which has been home to the world's number one tennis player and winner of various Grand Slam tournaments, has about 1,000 square meters of built area on a plot of about 3,000 square meters. Before becoming the property of the Serbian athlete, previously based in Monte Carlo, the villa was rented for about 10,000 euros a week.