Tag: Vacation rentals
The Supreme Court annuls the Single Registry for Vacation Rentals and returns control of short-term rentals to the regional authorities
The Supreme Court has partially overturned Royal Decree 1312/2024 which created the controversial Single Registry for Short-term Rentals. In its judgment of 19 May 2026, the Court held that the State lacked the competence to impose a national registry that overlapped with those already in place in the autonomous communities, as the Council of State […]
Canary Islands region redefines vacation rentals with new law to balance tourism and residential needs
The recently approved Law on Sustainable Tourist Use of Housing introduces limits, requirements and a complex set of transitional rules to make vacation rentals compatible with access to housing and urban coexistence in the Canary Islands. The regulation of vacation rentals or tourist use housing has become one of the most talked-about topics in the […]
Revisiting the prohibition on tourism rentals by condominium law
The popularity in Spain of vacation rentals has been accompanied by a rise in litigation between the owners of tourist apartments and the condominium law of the buildings where those apartments are located. This litigation, initially concentrated in courts of first instance and appeal courts, has ended up in the hands of the Supreme Court. […]
Vacation rentals: how does the prohibition of economic or hospitality activities in community of owners (“comunidad de propietarios”) affect?
The Supreme Court has recently ruled on whether or not the rental of residential properties as vacation accommodation constitutes an economic activity and, in relation to this question, whether the statutes of communities of owners can prohibit such non-residential use. The huge growth in the popularity of vacation rentals has generated many questions regarding the […]