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BOE-A-2026-594 ·10 January 2026 ·Resolution Low impact
Tax

Owners of tourist rentals: community statutes prohibition prevails over tourism licences

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has confirmed the suspension of the assignment of a tourist marketing code due to a prohibition on tourist activity contained within the community of owners' statutes (Art. 1.3 Decree 28/2016). The resolution ratifies that a statutory prohibition registered in the Land Registry prevents tourist use, even if a prior registration resolution exists in the Tourism Registry (Art. 1.3 Decree 28/2016).

In 2 key points

  1. Properties located in buildings whose statutes contain an express prohibition may not be used as tourist accommodation (Art. 1.3 Decree 28/2016). (art. 1.3 Decreto 28/2016)
  2. The statutory prohibition prevents the assignment of a tourist accommodation marketing code. (Hechos I)

How it affects those involved

For owners of properties seeking to operate tourist rentals, the existence of an express prohibition in the community of owners' statutes, duly registered, blocks the obtaining of marketing codes, regardless of whether they hold regional tourism licences (Art. 1.3 Decree 28/2016). For communities of owners, the effectiveness of General Meeting resolutions that amend statutes to prohibit tourist use is confirmed (Law 49/1960).

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2026-01-10PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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