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BOE-A-2026-4618 ·27 February 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
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Owners of tourist rental properties: Directorate General for Legal Certainty rules on the validity of statutory prohibitions in community bylaws

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled on an appeal against the refusal to issue a tourist rental registration number. The Registrar of Vera had denied the registration, claiming that the community's bylaws prohibited commercial or professional activities, thereby categorising tourist rentals under such a prohibition. The case examines whether activity prohibitions within horizontal property bylaws prevent the tourist use of a dwelling.

In 2 key points

  1. The Registrar denied the assignment of a registration number, considering that tourist rental falls under the prohibition of commercial activity, pursuant to Art. 18 of the Mortgage Law (art. 18 de La Ley Hipotecaria)
  2. The community bylaws prohibit the establishment of hospitality venues, as well as professional, commercial, or industrial activities (Hechos y fundamentos de Derecho)

How it affects those involved

For owners of properties intended for tourist rental, the ruling highlights the risk that clauses prohibiting commercial or professional activities in community bylaws may be used by Registrars to deny tourist use registration. Owners should verify that their bylaws do not contain generic prohibitions that could be interpreted as a restriction on the tourist use of the property.

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2026-02-27PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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