THE NECESSARY REGULATION "AD HOC" OF VACATION HOUSES? The case of the Canary Islands

Abstract

In recent years there has been a boom in the exploitation of housing for holiday purposes. The development of the Internet and the emergence of multiple digital platforms that bring suppliers and applicants closer together have considerably contributed to it. This type of supply, outside the traditional mass marketing channels of tourist accommodation up to now, raises serious doubts about how to deal with its regulation. This is, if it requires its own specific regulation or if it must be added to the regulation of the rest of the tourist accommodation, especially in the Autonomous Communities that have addressed this arrangement. The present work addresses this issue focusing on the regulation contained in Decree 113/2015, of May 22, on Vacation Homes, which we critically analyze, based on the reproach that has been made by the owners and by the National Commission of the Markets and the Competition, as well as by the latest pronouncements of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands.