requirement for documentation. The analysis of networks is becoming essential to ensure compliance with tourism regulations, in addition to the fact that the analysis of macro data allows massive and automated checks to be carried out for this purpose. If public administrations were to neglect their obligation to control this phenomenon, the applicable regulations would not apply to a large number of obliged parties, as there is no evidence of their intervention in the market as tourism operators. Control would only be possible following a possible complaint when the inspection mechanism is triggered. A) Information channels of the Administration a) Citizen collaboration through reporting and active monitoring One of the most relevant channels of information that the Administration has is citizen collaboration: the neighbors of the property and the tourists themselves can be of great help in denouncing or "reporting" the existence of these unlicensed flats. However, very few rules of positive law attempt to favor or stimulate the presentation of complaints about irregularities or situations of disobedience to the law. Barcelona City Council, in its fight against illegal VUTs, has set up a website where it is possible, by filling in a form, for both tourists - who have contracted an illegal tourist accommodation - and the neighbors of a property - where there is unlicensed tourist accommodation - to inform the Administration of this situation21. This website provides any interested party with a search engine that gives access to a Register where they can check whether or not a dwelling is registered - whether or not it is legal. 21 using claim phrases such as: "Just because this bed is available on the internet does not mean it is legal. It helps to detect unlicensed tourist accommodation" http://meet.barcelona.cat/habitatgesturistics/es/ , last access date: 17 February 2022.
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