Tourist rental compliance checklist for Cantabria

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  Regional tourist registration

  Mandatory

  You need: Registro General de Empresas Turísticas de Cantabria. Without it you can't legally advertise.

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  Guest registration

  Mandatory

  You must register every guest in SES.Hospedajes within the legal deadline.

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  Income declaration (Modelo 238)

  Mandatory

  Hacienda cross-checks Modelo 238 (formerly Modelo 179) data with the platforms — declaring is mandatory.

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  Homeowners' association

  Mandatory

  The Ley de Propiedad Horizontal reform requires express approval (3/5 majority) for tourist use in some cases.

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  Additional requirement in Santander

  Mandatory

  Santander's PGOU (general urban plan, 1997) restricts tourist-use dwellings to the ground floor, the floor immediately above, or basement level — a municipal planning restriction on top of the urban-compatibility report that Decreto 50/2025 has generally required for all new properties since July 2025.

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  Insurance for short-term rental use

  Recommended

  Standard home insurance usually excludes renting to guests — worth confirming your coverage.

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  Relationship with the homeowners' association

  Recommended

  A noise monitor lowers the risk of a neighbor complaint leading to a future ban.

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