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BOE-A-2026-4166 ·23 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Owners of apartments in communities with restrictive bylaws: risk of denial of short-term rental registration number

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has analysed the legality of a registrar suspending the assignment of a tourist rental registration number. The dispute arises because the community's horizontal property statutes prohibit businesses or activities that disturb the neighbourhood. The ruling emphasises that the assignment of numbers by Land Registries must ensure compliance with administrative, urban planning, and, crucially, civil requirements, such as community statutes (Art. 18 of the Mortgage Law).

In 1 key point

  1. The Registry must verify compliance with community statutes (Art. 18 of the Mortgage Law). (art. 18 Ley Hipotecaria)

How it affects those involved

For owners operating tourist rentals in buildings under horizontal property regimes, statutes prohibiting commercial activities or those affecting the peace of neighbours may prevent them from obtaining the registration number required to list on online platforms. The Land Registry acts as a filter for civil legality, meaning that compliance with tourism regulations alone is insufficient if community statutes are contravened (Art. 18 of the Mortgage Law).

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2026-02-23PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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