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BOE-A-2026-4182 ·23 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Homeowners' associations: bylaws prohibiting tourist rentals may prevent the issuance of a single registration number

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has confirmed that the Land Registrar may suspend the assignment of a single registration number for short-term rentals if the homeowners' association bylaws prohibit such activity (Art. 9.2.a of Royal Decree 1312/2024). The ruling examines a case where the statutory prohibition was registered prior to the tourist registration application. Compliance with association bylaws is a necessary formal verification requirement for registration (Royal Decree 1312/2024).

In 2 key points

  1. The single registration requires compliance with the bylaws approved by homeowners' associations (Royal Decree 1312/2024). (Real Decreto 1312/2024)
  2. A prohibition of tourist activity in the bylaws is grounds for suspending the assignment of the registration number (Art. 9.2.a). (art. 9.2.a)

How it affects those involved

For short-term rental management companies and owners, an express prohibition in the horizontal property bylaws, duly registered, acts as a legal impediment to obtaining a single short-term rental registration number (Royal Decree 1312/2024). Homeowners' associations retain the ability to limit tourist activity through assembly agreements that are made public and recorded in the Land Registry (Articles 3 and 5 of the Horizontal Property Law).

Lifecycle

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

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