The Property Registry cannot block short-term rental if the license predates the community prohibition
06 Jun 202698 views
Who is affected:
Owners of tourist housing in communities with statutory prohibition registered subsequently
Summary
A Barcelona property owner successfully appeals the denial of his short-term rental registration number because his license was from 2014 and the community prohibition was registered in 2019.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal against the negative qualification of the Barcelona Property Registry no. 1, which denied the assignment of the short-term rental registration number (NRA) due to a statutory prohibition registered in 2019. The owner argued that his tourist h…
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