Bill would regulate temporary rentals and room rentals to protect tenants

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1. The bill would make temporary rental contracts valid only if there is a real, provable reason for the tenant's temporary move. If no reason is stated, the contract would be treated as a regular primary-residence lease, retroactive to its signing.
2. Temporary rentals would last at least 31 days and at most 12 months. If that limit is exceeded, or more than two consecutive contracts are signed for the same home between the same parties, the contract would count as a primary-residence lease.
3. In temporary contracts, tenants could leave by giving 10 days' notice after the first month, with no compensation owed to the landlord. In regular leases, the notice period stays at 30 days after six months.
4. In designated stressed residential market areas, a new contract's rent could not exceed the home's previous rent, and large landlords would have to follow the reference price index. Also, the combined rents for rooms in one apartment could not exceed the rent for the whole apartment.
5. If problems affect habitability or health, the tenant could request repairs in writing and, if the landlord does not respond within 15 days, do the work and deduct the cost from rent. In temporary contracts, the landlord would have 5 business days to respond.
6. Tourist use of furnished homes would fall outside the rental law, but with a maximum of 31 days and a required registration number before listing on platforms.

Words worth knowing

Arrendamiento

Rental contract: one person gives use of a home to another in exchange for payment.

Arrendador y arrendatario

Arrendador is the landlord; arrendatario is the tenant.

Zona de mercado residencial tensionado

Stressed residential market area: an area where rents have risen sharply and price caps apply.

Gran tenedor

Large landlord: owner of more than ten residential properties (or over 1,500 m2); in stressed areas this can drop to five.

Fianza

Security deposit paid by the tenant to the landlord as a guarantee.

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