Long-term rental rules in Andalusia (LAU)

Long-term residential rental in Spain is governed by the Urban Rentals Act (LAU), updated by Act 12/2023 on the Right to Housing. The minimum contract duration is 5 years (7 if the landlord is a legal entity). As of the verification date (2 September 2026), Málaga city does not appear among the zones declared as rent-pressured residential markets in the Ministry's Q2 2026 report. Nerja and the Axarquía are not listed either.

Law 5/2025, of 16 December, establishes and updates the general legislative framework for housing in Andalusia. It regulates, among other matters, housing planning and its coordination with urban planning, protected housing, rehabilitation, real-estate intermediation and the enforcement regime. For VUT operators, the most relevant provision is the prohibition on using protected dwellings for tourist or temporary accommodation purposes, either wholly or by room.

The Supreme Court, in judgment no. 620/2026 of 19 May 2026, annulled the Unique Rental Register procedure (NRA/NRUA) established by Royal Decree 1312/2024, finding that the State lacked constitutional competence to create it. The judgment was published in the BOE on 8 June 2026, the date from which the one-year period to claim patrimonial liability against the State begins (until 8 June 2027). The Digital Single Window (VUDA) and platform data transmission obligations remain in force.