The lawsuit targets the agreement made by the city's Governing Commission and the convention established with the Municipal Institute of Housing and Rehabilitation (IMHAB), the College of Property Administrators of Barcelona-Lleida, and the Chamber of Urban Property of Barcelona. Apartur asserts that the real objective of the agreement is to "foster the prohibition" of economic activities, which they consider a violation of legal security principles.
The association alleges that the initial public information only presented the agreement as a mechanism to "inform and guide property owners' communities" on coexistence rules. However, upon accessing the administrative file, they discovered the "real content" was to support communities in including the prohibition of economic activities, including tourism, in their statutes.
“"The agreement incentivizes property administrators and legal professionals to advise communities in one direction only, as they only receive the subsidy if the community adopts restrictive agreements."
Apartur demands that the courts declare the agreement null and void, arguing that it exceeds the announced purpose and promotes an action that substantially affects acquired rights and regulated economic activities. This legal action opens a new dispute over the regulation of tourist accommodation in the Catalan capital.
