09 Jul 2026
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Real Estate
If your community bylaws prohibit tourist or temporary rentals, the Property Registry may deny the registration number for short-term rentals even if they are not tourist rentals.
Property owners in communities with bylaws that limit temporary or tourist rentals
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
If a property owners' community bylaws prohibit economic or tourism activities, the Registry can deny the short-term rental registration number, even if it is non-tourism.
Owners and investors who want to rent properties in communities with restrictive bylaws
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The DGSJFP resolves that a tourist dwelling with a license prior to April 3, 2025 does not need homeowners association authorization to obtain its unique rental registration number.
Owners and buyers of tourist dwellings in homeowners associations, registrars
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The DGRN confirms that if the bylaws of a property owners' community registered in the Registry prohibit uses other than habitual residence, the registration number for non-tourist short-term rental cannot be obtained.
Owners and short-term rental management companies in communities with restrictive bylaws
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The Property Registry can block the registration of protected housing units as tourist rentals. Andalusian regulations expressly prohibit the use of protected dwellings for tourism purposes.
Owners and managers of protected housing units who wish to rent them for tourism purposes
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The DGSJ rules that a bylaw clause prohibiting the use of apartments for purposes other than housing prevents the assignment of the unique short-term rental registration number, even if it is not tourist-related.
Apartment owners in communities with restrictive bylaws who want to rent short-term
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
A ruling confirms that new construction cannot be registered in the Registry without providing the Building Book. This document is mandatory for any building subject to the Building Planning Act.
Developers, builders, self-promoters and notaries processing new construction declarations
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The DGSJFP resolves that the registrar cannot block the registration number for vacation rental by the absence of registered new construction if the dwelling exists according to the Cadastre and has a tourist license.
Owners of vacation rental properties with buildings not registered in the Property Registry
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
If a building under horizontal property ownership belongs to a single owner, community authorization cannot be required to register a tourist rental. The General Directorate upholds the appeal against the Mogán registrar...
Sole owners of buildings under horizontal property ownership who wish to rent out tourist accommodations
09 Jul 2026
6/10
Real Estate
The DGRSJFP confirms that if the bylaws of a property owners' association limit use to dwellings or offices, a short-term tourist rental registration number cannot be assigned.
Property owners and investors who wish to allocate apartments for tourist rental in associations with restrictive bylaws