The Supreme Court has upheld the appeal against Royal Decree 1312/2024, which regulates the so-called Unified register for short-term rental contracts und Digital One-Stop-Shop for Rental Contracts .
The ruling annuls the provisions on the unified state registration procedure and the obligation to register property in the land registry or the register of movable property to obtain a registration number, which would have allowed the marketing of short-term rentals on online platforms. The Court considers that, with this detailed regulation, the State has exceeded its powers and encroached on regional responsibilities in housing and tourism matters.
Does this mean that all obligations cease?
No. The sentence The regulation of tourist or short-term rentals is not annulled by this. This repeals the state's unified licensing system in its original form.
The court itself holds that the state has the power to Digital Single Window , coordination between administrations, transmission of data through online platforms, and use of information for statistical purposes.
What are the implications for homeowners?
For owners, the most important consequence is the elimination of the obligation to carry out a unified state registration in the Property Registry in order to offer short-term accommodation on online platforms.
However, regional and municipal obligations that may apply to each dwelling remain important: licenses, declarations of responsibility, registration in regional tourism registers, urban planning regulations, statutes of the co-ownership association, and other applicable requirements.
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