Tourism administrations (and specifically their inspection services) are being overwhelmed by the great proliferation of tourist accommodations. So much so that the constant disputes between the political groups over whether or not there are enough inspectors dedicated to controlling this activity or whether they have sufficient resources to do so have been a regular feature of parliamentary activity7. Also, the confederations of entrepreneurs in the tourism sector have been making proposals in this respect. If the activity is not declared, that the owner of the activity has not submitted the responsible declaration or prior communication required for the start of the activity, the Administration faces a series of problems to guarantee the application of the regulations. One of them is the collaboration of the platform (which does not always occur). 3. The role of the various parties involved in the control activity. Responsibilities 3.1. What should be the role of collaborative digital platforms? The problems in the application of tourism legislation on TUVs, which are giving rise to many conflicts, lead us to consider what the role of the platform should be. The power to inspect, which normally affects the inspected party, understood as the party whose compliance with the law is to be ascertained, sometimes falls to a third party who must provide what is necessary to investigate the behavior of the other party. This is the case with the collaborative platforms that must support these inspection activities. The fact is that the Administration must be able to access the information and this is in the hands of the platform which, due to its role as an intermediary, works with the platform, putting people who offer their homes as tourist accommodation in contact with people who stay in them. 7 http://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-comunidad-reforzara-inspeccion-viviendas-uso-turistico-registrado-361denuncias-2014-20180315131019.html Date of last access: 4 March 2019.
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