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BOE-A-2026-14966 ·9 July 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Homeowners: Property owners' associations can only ban tourist rentals if explicitly stated in the bylaws

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has overturned a registrar's refusal to issue a registration number for a tourist rental. The ruling establishes that leasing a home for tourist purposes does not automatically constitute a lodging establishment or a guest house (STS 1671/2023). For a homeowners' association to prevent this activity, the prohibition must be explicitly recorded in its bylaws (STS 264/2025).

In 2 key points

  1. The prohibition of tourist rentals must be explicitly stated in the association's bylaws (STS 264/2025). (IV. Jurisprudencia)
  2. Tourist use does not, in itself, imply the exercise of a lodging activity subject to statutory prohibition. (IV. Jurisprudencia)

How it affects those involved

For homeowners conducting short-term rentals, their right to carry out this activity is reinforced provided that the association's bylaws do not specifically prohibit tourist use (STS 264/2025). For homeowners' associations, restricting the activity cannot be based on generic interpretations of 'nuisance purposes'; instead, it requires an express and detailed statutory prohibition. Tourist use is not equated to a lodging activity unless there are complementary services or a functional transformation of the property (Resolution of 9 May 2025).

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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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