A court has upheld a 30,000 euro fine imposed on a company for operating three unlicensed tourist apartments in Valencia, delivering a second legal ruling that backs the municipal strategy against illegal holiday lets across the city.
The ruling fully dismissed the appeal filed by the company, which had been managing the three holiday flats without the mandatory municipal licence, in direct violation of local regulations governing accommodation for tourism.
The court found that the actions taken by the local government complied strictly with the law. It fully validated both the administrative processing of the disciplinary proceedings and the financial penalty determined by Valencia City Council, while rejecting every argument presented by the company to challenge the council’s procedure.
This legal decision reinforces the sanctioning powers in matters of tourist accommodation that the Generalitat transferred to Valencia City Council in March 2025. Since that delegation of authority, the municipality has directly managed and resolved all disciplinary files regarding holiday lets. The fines were handed down in accordance with Law 15/2018 on Tourism, Leisure, and Hospitality of the Comunitat Valenciana, which establishes the framework for offences and sanctions in the sector.
Valencia Councillor for Urban Planning and Housing Juan Giner highlighted the judicial backing for the municipal criteria against unauthorised tourism activity, noting that every definitive ruling confirms the approach is correct and serves as a clear warning to those seeking to bypass local regulations.
Through this enforcement drive, the local authority seeks to halt the unchecked spread of unlicensed holiday accommodation and ensure that all tourism activity complies with urban planning guidelines and standards of residential coexistence in Valencia.