Tourist rental requirements in Cataluña

Existing license holders in the 262 municipalities covered by DL 3/2023 (including Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona, and Lleida) must obtain a new planning license (licencia urbanística) before 9 November 2028 or stop operating; an exceptional extension to 2033 is available if requested before 9 November 2027

In force since 2023

Source: boe.es

Contact phone number of the assistance service, which must be displayed (the official procedure requires it; 24/7 service and the 30-minute response commitment in Barcelona do not appear in the official source consulted)

Source: tramits.gencat.cat

Maximum guest capacity is set by the cédula de habitabilidad (the official habitability/occupancy certificate)

Source: empresa.gencat.cat

Barcelona

PEUAT (Barcelona's special tourist-accommodation zoning plan, 4 zones), under a moratorium in place since 2015. Scheduled to expire in November 2028 (per the Ajuntament; the Constitutional Court dismissed the PP's appeal against Decree-Law 3/2023 (STC 64/2025, 13-03-2025); other appeals not confirmed in an official source). According to other sources, about 10,101 active HUT licenses (May 2025) and a general cap under Decret Llei 3/2023 of 10 HUT per 100 residents with new licenses valid for 5 renewable years: figures not confirmed in an official source.

Source: ajuntament.barcelona.cat