Tourist rental compliance checklist for Galicia

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  Regional tourist registration

  Mandatory

  You need: Registro de Empresas y Actividades Turísticas de Galicia (REAT). 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 A Coruña

  Mandatory

  A Coruña's Ordenanza Reguladora de las Viviendas de Uso Turístico, definitively approved on 5 June 2025. It requires a municipal permit to operate (alongside the regional REAT registration; the national Unified Registry was annulled by Supreme Court ruling STS 620/2026), and restricts VUT to ground floors, first floors with no home below, and buildings dedicated exclusively to this use. A challenge to the ordinance was dismissed by the Galician High Court (TSXG) on 13 May 2026, which upheld the rule in full. Per local press, the number of VUT listings in A Coruña fell 4.6% since the ordinance's approval.

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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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