The Ministry of Housing and Edifications (Mived) on Friday, 10 October 2025 ordered the provisional and preventative closure of operations at the Euphoria nightclub in Santo Domingo Este after inspectors confirmed the venue was operating without the required construction licenses, technical inspections, or final certifications. This action was taken due to repeated violations of Law 161-21 and applicable regulations, as reported in N Digital.
According to the administrative file, the situation began months ago. Mived had first issued a suspension notice on 17 June 2025, after discovering that remodeling work was being carried out at the site without valid permits or necessary supervision.
The legal process was complicated by the owners’ lack of cooperation, as reported by Mived. Despite being formally cited, the club’s management failed to appear at the scheduled hearings, as documented in official records by the Ministry’s legal department.
Following the initial warnings, authorities noted the venue had reopened and resumed commercial activities without the necessary authorization. After being called in again, the proprietors reportedly committed to regularizing their status. However, before completing this process, they began heavily promoting and hosting mass-attendance artistic events.
The repeated defiance of the law prompted the Deputy Ministry of Norms, Regulations, and Procedures to issue administrative act MIVED-VNRT-AC-013/2025, formally ordering the preventative closure of the establishment until its legal and technical situation is regularized.
Francisco Soliman, Deputy Minister of Norms, Regulations, and Procedures, underscored the Ministry’s rationale. “Mived has the legal and institutional responsibility to protect the lives of people and ensure that all buildings comply with technical and safety standards,” he stated. “No private interest can be placed above public safety.”
The institution clarified that the measure is preventative, not punitive, a provisional step for public protection. The closure will remain in effect until the club provides proof that the building’s structure meets all corresponding technical and safety codes.
This closure comes as Mived also continues to defend its enforcement actions, having recently denied claims of discrimination in the closure of Chinese businesses, which the Ministry attributes to structural and licensing failures.
The announcement comes as the government steps up inspections after the collapse of the roof of JetSet Club on 8 April 2025 resulted in the death of around 240 persons present for a Rubby Perez merengue concert. The technical report points to the overload of the roof of the nightclub as the cause of the roof collapse.
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N Digital
13 October 2025