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Barcelona Sets 15-Day Deadline for Airbnb to Accept Stricter Rental Rules

The draft replaces the lapsed 2018 pact under Spain’s July 1 registry with 48-hour removals, unlimited monthly data access plus instant delisting of repeat offenders.

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El alcalde de Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, acompañado de los tenientes de alcalde, Laia Bonet y Jordi Valls.
Pisos de Barcelona en contra de Airbnb.

Overview

  • The City Council formally delivered its new collaboration proposal to Airbnb on July 8 and demanded a response within 15 days.
  • The plan would supplant the expired 2018 agreement and align municipal oversight with the national short-term rental registry that took effect on July 1.
  • Illegal listings would have to be taken down within a maximum of 48 hours and repeat offenders would face immediate deactivation.
  • Barcelona would gain monthly access to comprehensive listing metadata and host bank account details to verify identities and strengthen fraud prevention.
  • Officials have warned that a refusal would trigger potential civil, administrative or criminal actions to enforce compliance