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BOE-A-2026-4469 ·26 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Suspension of short-term rental registration number assignment due to prohibition in community statutes

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has suspended a decision by a Barcelona registrar who refused to assign a short-term rental registration number. The registrar had rejected the application on the grounds that the community statutes expressly prohibited tourist accommodation activities (Facts I; Legal Grounds). The resolution establishes that the authority to decide on the assignment of this number is a state matter, as it is governed by a state Royal Decree, regardless of references to Catalan civil law regarding statutes (Legal Grounds).

In 2 key points

  1. The authority to assign short-term rental registration numbers is a state matter (Legal Grounds). (Fundamentos de Derecho)
  2. The filing entry is extended for sixty days following a negative qualification (Art. 323 Mortgage Law). (art. 323 de la Ley Hipotecaria)

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2026-02-26PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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