Spanish Congress extends eviction protections after general strike but rejects indefinite rental renewals
Spain’s Congress approved a two-year extension for eligible rental contracts and prolonged eviction protections for vulnerable tenants until the end of 2030 on Thursday, a day after a general strike brought hundreds of thousands of people onto the streets. ALSO READ: Tens of thousands march for affordable housing and higher... The post Spanish Congress extends eviction protections after general…
Spain’s Congress extended rental protections and eviction safeguards for vulnerable tenants until 2030, a move made a day after a nationwide general strike. However, lawmakers rejected a decree that would have allowed indefinite lease renewals. The right-wing People’s Party, currently leading the polls, pledged to repeal the approved measures if it wins the upcoming election.
The Basque Nationalist Party played a decisive role in passing both decrees, while the far-right Vox, Navarrese People’s Union, and Catalan pro-independence party opposed the second decree. The extension allows eligible tenants to renew contracts for two years with a 2% rent increase cap, protecting up to five million vulnerable individuals.
The defeat of the indefinite renewal bill was criticized by housing campaigners, who argued it would push up prices and drive some owners out of the rental market.
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