Property Registry Can Block Short-Term Rental Number if Community Bylaws Prohibit Lodging Houses
16 Jul 2026173 views
Who is affected:
Owners who want to operate short-term rentals in communities with bylaws prohibiting lodging houses
Summary
The DGRSJFP confirms that community bylaws prohibiting 'lodging houses' prevent obtaining the short-term rental registration number. The term lodging house includes vacation rental according to the Supreme Court.
Detailed analysis
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves that the San Javier registrar correctly suspended the assignment of the short-term rental registration number. The community bylaws prohibited using dwellings as 'lodging houses', a term that the Supreme Court (judgment of 30 January 2024) equates to v…
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