Can my community of owners block holiday letting?
Yes. Since 2025, a Spanish community of owners can block tourist letting under the Horizontal Property Law (Ley 49/1960, art. 17.12). It takes a three-fifths majority of owners who also hold three-fifths of the participation quotas. In Sevilla, around 42% of communities have already voted to do so.
What happens to a licence you already hold
The licence is not cancelled - it stays on the regional tourism register. What you lose is the right to carry on the activity in that building. That distinction is uncomfortable: a registry check will keep saying the property is registered while the community's vote is stopping it.
This is why a complete check does not end at the regional register. Only the owner or the agency knows the state of the community of owners. That information belongs in the file alongside everything else.
And for new registrations
In Andalusia the community reaches the registration too, through Decree 31/2024, but in a narrower form. Your responsible declaration must state that the constitutive title (the building's founding deed) or the community statutes do not prohibit tourist accommodation. You declare the absence of a ban - not a vote in favour.
What to keep
- The minutes of the meeting where the vote was taken, with the date
- The community statutes, in case they already contained a ban
- The notification to the owner, if you are the managing agency
Check a licence number
Free, no sign-up, nothing stored. Try VUT/MA/102186.
Sources
- Ley 49/1960 de Propiedad Horizontal, art. 17.12 — the three-fifths majority, in the consolidated text
- Decree 31/2024, of 29 January (Andalusia) — the declaration that the statutes do not prohibit the activity
Verified against the sources above on 2026-08-12. LicenceDesk is operational guidance, not legal advice.
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