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BOE-A-2026-14942 ·9 July 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Homeowners: generic 'time-sharing' clauses in bylaws cannot prohibit tourist rentals

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has overturned a registrar's refusal to assign a tourist rental registration number. The ruling establishes that prohibitions within horizontal property bylaws must be clear, precise, and definitive to ban tourist use. It is invalid to use generic clauses regarding 'time-sharing', 'holiday clubs', or 'similar' activities by analogy to prevent short-term lets.

In 2 key points

  1. Restrictions on tourist use must be stated in a clear, precise, and definitive manner within the bylaws (fundamentos de derecho)
  2. The extension by analogy of clauses regarding 'time-sharing' or 'similar' activities to tourist rentals is rejected (fundamentos de derecho)

How it affects those involved

For homeowners and tourist rental management companies, the ruling reinforces their right to exploit properties through short-term lets, preventing homeowners' associations from using ambiguous or analogous prohibitions in their bylaws. For homeowners' associations, it establishes that any restriction on tourist use must be explicitly and specifically stated in the bylaws; mentions of 'nuisance' or 'similar' activities are insufficient.

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2026-07-09PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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