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BOE-A-2026-11114 ·23 May 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Ban on tourist rentals in estates: Directorate General for Legal Certainty suspends refusal of registration number

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled against a Barcelona registrar's refusal to assign a unique tourist rental registration number. The registrar denied the entry, claiming that the community statutes prohibited tourist use on floors four through nineteen (Art. 18 Mortgage Law). The resolution examines whether such a prohibition can have retroactive effects on a tourist activity that has been legally authorised and carried out since 2009.

In 2 key points

  1. The retroactivity of community agreements prohibiting tourist use in properties with prior licences is being questioned (fundamento de derecho 3)
  2. The filing entry is extended for sixty days from the last notification (Art. 323 Mortgage Law) (art. 323 Ley Hipotecaria)

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2026-05-23PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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