The political coalition has criticized the "negligence" of the local government team, led by María José Catalá (PP) and formed by PP and Vox, regarding the moratorium. It has assured that the TSJCV ruling "leaves a very worrying scenario" for València, as "a legal vacuum may have opened that allows for claims for compensation and, even, the reactivation of license concessions, at a time when pressure on housing is already unsustainable".
Compromís has stated that "if the resolution is confirmed, developers and operators could claim lost profits for paralyzed licenses and, even, try to process new projects under the previous, much more permissive regulations". This municipal group has affirmed that "a scenario could be generated that would further aggravate the expulsion of residents and the tension in the real estate market".
“"The city of València cannot afford to take a step backward. We are facing a very dangerous legal vacuum. If action is not taken quickly, we could find ourselves with a new avalanche of tourist apartments in already saturated neighborhoods. We cannot tolerate more pressure on housing or more expulsion of residents."
Robles has emphasized that the priority must be to protect the right to housing against a "voracious, very well organized, and legally capable" sector. She stressed that "it is necessary for the City Council to appeal to all possible instances and act forcefully to prevent this legal loophole from being exploited. The right to decent housing must be above any economic interest".
The political group has lamented that the municipal government "has reached this situation after months of inaction and erratic decisions". They recalled that they supported the moratorium, but specified that they had already warned "that it was a minimum measure and that it should be legally strengthened". From Compromís, they added that "the direct responsibility of Catalá's government is that it has not known how to guarantee legal certainty".
“"This situation is also an opportunity to rethink regulation and be more ambitious, as other cities are already doing. We advocate for a total prohibition, as other cities have already done. It is not enough to stop new licenses; real limits must be set and even mechanisms established so that current tourist apartments have an expiration date."
The municipal group has stated that "the challenge is clear: to act urgently to close any legal loophole and ensure that València does not continue to move towards a city model that expels its residents". Papi Robles added that "we are not just talking about a regulation; we are talking about the right to live in our city".
