Rules for advertising and booking tourist apartments on platforms

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1. The bill would require platforms and websites that list tourist apartments to check that each home has a valid license or registration number, and that the person listing it matches the license holder. Without that check, listing and booking are banned.
2. Listings would have to visibly show the license or registration number, how many homes the host manages, and whether the host is an individual or a company. Contracts would have to include the price with a breakdown, a description of the home, the length of stay and other details.
3. Verification would be done by checking public registers such as the Registro Único de Arrendamientos or the Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos, or by requesting the license from the competent authority.
4. The bill proposes a penalty system with fines from €10,000 to €1,000,000 depending on severity. Allowing bookings of unlicensed homes would be a very serious offense; publishing incomplete or false listings, a serious one; omitting secondary details, a minor one. Fines can add up for each violation.
5. Service provider companies would bear main responsibility for what they publish and the bookings they handle. If they repeat violations knowingly or as a habit, the administration could temporarily or permanently suspend their advertising and booking channels.
6. A specialized inspection unit would be created within three months to periodically review platforms and issue reports on non-compliant listings. Listings already published would have to be adapted within fifteen days of the law taking effect.

Who it affects

• Digital platforms, websites and portals listing tourist apartments: They would have to verify licenses and data before publishing or allowing bookings, and face fines if they do not.
• Hosts renting out tourist homes: They would have to provide identification, the number of homes they manage, and sign a commitment to the accuracy of their data.
• Guests booking these accommodations: They would get more detailed contracts and the assurance that the home is registered.
• Municipalities and autonomous communities: They keep their powers over licenses and registers, and would receive reports from the inspection unit.

Words worth knowing

Vivienda de Uso Turístico (VUT)

A home or accommodation rented for short stays for tourism purposes.

Registro Único de Arrendamientos

A register where these short-term rentals are recorded and assigned their registration number.

Ventanilla Única Digital de Arrendamientos

A national digital gateway for platforms to share data on these rentals with the authorities.

Empresa prestadora de servicios

Any company, digital or not, that allows these accommodations to be listed and booked: platforms, websites, portals or apps.

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