The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled that a legitimate landlord is entitled to obtain a short-term rental registration number without providing signed authorisation from the registered owner of the property. This resolution overturns a registrar's decision that required such consent, noting that imposing this requirement would constitute a ground for refusal not provided for by law (Art. 9.1 of Royal Decree 1312/2024). The ruling ensures that applicants can fulfil their registration obligations without the lack of direct ownership blocking the procedure.
For holiday rental management companies and landlords (such as Akora Spaces, S.L.), the resolution removes an administrative barrier that prevented obtaining the registration code necessary to operate legally. It mitigates the risk of commercial activity being blocked by the absence of a landlord's consent document, provided the applicant is a legitimate landlord. For property owners, this means the rental activity registration process does not require their express signature on the initial application, even though ownership remains recorded in the Land Registry.
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