The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith is reviewing an appeal against the denial of a short-term rental registration number (NRUA). The Registrar suspended the assignment, claiming the applicant was neither the registered owner nor had proven representation, thereby violating the principle of chain of title (Art. 20 of the Mortgage Law). The appellant argues that this requirement is disproportionate for an informative entry and that foreign inheritance documentation proves their legitimacy.
For owners or managers of tourist accommodation, this ruling debates the rigidity with which Registrars apply the principle of chain of title (Art. 20 of the Mortgage Law) regarding requests for informative entries such as the NRUA. The conflict lies in whether the lack of prior registration of a cross-border inheritance should prevent obtaining a registration number necessary for economic activity (Art. 38 of the Spanish Constitution).
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