The Property Registry can deny the tourist rental number if community bylaws prohibit it
08 Jul 202679 views
Who is affected:
Property owners who want to register apartments as tourist rentals in communities with restrictive bylaws
Summary
A property owner in Barcelona could not register his apartment as a tourist rental because his community's bylaws prohibited it. The General Directorate confirms that the Registry can require community authorization.
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The General Directorate of Legal Security and Public Faith resolves an appeal against the refusal of the Barcelona Property Registry no. 5 to assign a short-term rental registration number (NRA). The registrar suspended the assignment for two reasons: the community bylaws expressly prohibited tourist use, and the regio…
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