For a housing cooperative, select the governing cooperative statute by the real location and territorial pattern of its cooperative activity; the label “national cooperative” or registered office alone is not a safe substitute. Article 2 of State Ley 27/1999 applies to cross-autonomous-community activity only where no one community is the principal place, and expressly to cooperatives operating mainly in Ceuta or Melilla. The 2026 amendment added a rule preserving the exercise, scope and development of autonomous-community exclusive competence for the multi-community case (additional provision 15). Where one community is principal, use its regional statute and confirm the competent cooperative registry. Housing-sector, land, planning and protected-housing laws can add separate gates. Incorporation does not itself confer non-profit status, use-right tenure, access to public land, or grant eligibility. Catalonia is intentionally excluded from this table; see ct-cooperativa-habitatges.
| Territory | Current governing cooperative statute (official text) | Practical gate / qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Galicia (ES-GA) | Ley 5/1998, de 18 de diciembre, de Cooperativas de Galicia | Regional law applies for activity primarily in Galicia. |
| Asturias (ES-AS) | Ley del Principado de Asturias 4/2026, de 28 de mayo, de Cooperativas | New 2026 statute (published BOPA 10 June 2026 and effective 10 August 2026) replaces 2010 Act; applies where cooperative activity with members is principally in Asturias (art. 1). |
| Cantabria (ES-CB) | Ley 6/2013, de 6 de noviembre, de Cooperativas de Cantabria | Regional law; check sector-specific registration rules. |
| Euskadi (ES-PV) | Ley 11/2019, de 20 de diciembre, de Cooperativas de Euskadi | Regional law and Euskadi cooperative registry. |
| Navarra (ES-NC) | Ley Foral 14/2006, de 11 de diciembre, de Cooperativas de Navarra | Foral statute applies to cooperatives principally carrying on member activity in Navarra; its microcooperative regime is specific to worker cooperatives, not housing. |
| La Rioja (ES-RI) | Ley 4/2001, de 2 de julio, de Cooperativas de La Rioja | Regional law. |
| Madrid (ES-MD) | Ley 2/2023, de 24 de febrero, de Cooperativas de la Comunidad de Madrid | Express special gate: Madrid law does not govern housing cooperatives promoting housing outside Madrid (art. 2); assess the statute for the project territory. |
| Castilla y León (ES-CL) | Ley 4/2002, de 11 de abril, de Cooperativas de Castilla y León | Regional law, as amended; separate protected-housing qualification applies to promoter projects. |
| Castilla-La Mancha (ES-CM) | Ley 11/2010, de 4 de noviembre, de Cooperativas de Castilla-La Mancha | Regional law. |
| Extremadura (ES-EX) | Ley 9/2018, de 30 de octubre, de Sociedades Cooperativas de Extremadura | Regional law, including a specific chapter on housing cooperatives. |
| Comunitat Valenciana (ES-VC) | Decreto Legislativo 2/2015, de 15 de mayo, texto refundido de la Ley de Cooperativas | Regional law. |
| Aragón (ES-AR) | Decreto Legislativo 2/2014, de 29 de agosto, texto refundido de la Ley de Cooperativas de Aragón | Regional law. |
| Andalucía (ES-AN) | Ley 14/2011, de 23 de diciembre, de Sociedades Cooperativas Andaluzas | Regional law. |
| Región de Murcia (ES-MC) | Ley 8/2006, de 16 de noviembre, de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Región de Murcia | Regional law. |
| Illes Balears (ES-IB) | Ley 5/2023, de 8 de marzo, de sociedades cooperativas de las Illes Balears | Regional law. |
| Canarias (ES-CN) | Ley 4/2022, de 31 de octubre, de Sociedades Cooperativas de Canarias | Regional law. |
| Ceuta and Melilla (ES-CE / ES-ML) | Ley 27/1999, de 16 de julio, de Cooperativas, art. 2(B) | State Act expressly applies to cooperatives whose cooperative activity is carried out mainly in either autonomous city. |
A cooperative should therefore confirm (1) its principal cooperative activity and any cross-regional operations, (2) the applicable regional/state registry and statutory housing-cooperative provisions, and (3) separate planning, land and housing-protection requirements for the site. This table identifies the statutes; it is not a substitute for checking the consolidated text and registry practice for a particular project.