As reported on Wednesday by the daily “El Pais”, the authorities of the city in the south Spain intend to take radical steps to combat landlords who consistently break local law.
“We will act with zero tolerance for tourist accommodationthat operate illegally,” said Seville Mayor Jose Luis Sanz Ruiz of the conservative Popular Party (PP) on Monday.
However, not everyone is convinced. what is the validity of such solutions?. Politicians from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) have doubts whether the local authorities' proposal to cut off water supply to homes is legal.
Spain. They want to fight the over-tourism. Will they cut off the water?
Activists who want to limit mass tourism in Seville are also demanding moratorium on issuing new licenses for apartments for tourist use (Spanish tourist housing – BUT).
“El Pais” emphasizes that “Andalusia is a region with the largest number of tourist rentals in Europewith 117,000 properties and 620,000 beds.”
The daily also notes that “residents' complaints about problems caused due to mass tourism they have increased dramatically this year due to record numbers of visitors.”
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