Regulation guides
Coliving regulation in Spain, region by region
There is no coliving act in Spain: there is a fit within the Urban Leases Act and a planning regulation that changes with each region. Here is each one with its text, its article and its date. Where there is no rule of its own, it says what applies.
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Coliving regulation by region
- Madrid · With rules of its ownRules of its own since November 2023: the "residencia compartida" (shared residence) of the General Plan's Planning Rules, a residential use allowed only in a dedicated building.
- Catalonia · With rules of its ownRules of its own since December 2020: housing with complementary common spaces under Llei 18/2007, with a certificate of occupancy and no horizontal division of the building.
- Valencian Community · With partial rulesPartial rules: Act 3/2023 only regulates not-for-profit collaborative housing; operator-run coliving has no figure of its own, and the city of València is processing it in its General Plan.
- Galicia · With rules of its ownRules of its own since 1 January 2026: shared accommodation under Act 8/2012, by public or private developers and with 30 m² of usable area per unit.
- Andalusia · With partial rulesPartial rules: Act 5/2025 has defined coliving (Art. 4(j)) since 24 January 2026, but the minimum floor area depends on regulations that have not been issued.
- Balearic Islands · With rules of its ownRules of its own since May 2024: housing with complementary common spaces under Llei 5/2018, with a single certificate of occupancy for the building and no horizontal property.
- Basque Country · With partial rulesPartial rules: Decree 80/2022 only sets the habitability of collaborative housing; use, licensing and the contract have no rule of their own.
- Canary Islands · With rules of its ownRules of its own since February 2024: housing with complementary common spaces under Act 2/2003 and the floor areas of Decree-Law 1/2024, with regulations pending.