P.G. received a €60,000 fine and an immediate cease-and-desist order

Documented case · Barcelona · 2022

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The case

An owner with a valid HUTB license on whom the City Council imposed the maximum sanction and an immediate cease-and-desist order based on an inspection carried out during renovation of the flat, when the rental was temporarily out of service but not deregistered.

Strategy and outcome

Favorable outcome It was proven that the activity had been voluntarily suspended during the renovation work. The sanction was reduced to €6,000 for a purely formal infraction, and the cease order was provisionally suspended.

Case file details

Initial sanction

€60,000

Result

Reduced + cease order suspended

Duration

9 months

What this case shows

Every sanction case must be assessed on its own facts, evidence, procedure and the regulations in force at the time. Past case outcomes do not guarantee the outcome of future proceedings.

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