Regulations / Galicia / Requirements
Tourist rental requirements in Galicia
What the property and the activity must meet in Galicia, plus what the town hall adds.
Requirements
Stays of fewer than 30 consecutive days
In force since 2017-02-10
Source: xunta.gal
Handover is considered repeated when the home is let out 2 or more times within a one-year period
In force since 2017-02-10
Source: xunta.gal
Homeowners' association approval by a 3/5 majority (both votes and participation shares) to start the activity in a residential building
In force since 2025-04-03
Source: boe.es
- Not yet confirmed in an official source
A possible 10-guest total cap and minimum room sizes of 6 sqm (single) / 10 sqm (double) per bedroom
Source: xunta.gal
Local requirements
A Coruña
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.
Source: coruna.gal
- Not yet confirmed in an official source
Vigo
A municipal ordinance regulating the rollout, intensity, and operation of VUT and tourist apartments/homes (AT), given initial council approval on 23 Feb 2026. It bans VUT in publicly subsidized or officially protected housing; requires fully independent access, stairwells, and elevators from residential units in existing buildings; and allows the city to declare "saturated" zones with capped intensity. It went through public comment and a hearing period (30 business days, through 29 Apr 2026); as of this verification (16 Jul 2026) no confirmation of its final approval or publication in the Provincial Official Bulletin was found, so it is treated as IN PROGRESS, not confirmed as yet in force.
Source: cuatrecasas.com; idealista.com/news; vigoalminuto.com; eleconomista.es (todas describen la aprobación inicial y el contenido, ninguna confirma la aprobación definitiva/publicación)
Verified on 16 Jul 2026
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