Bill to turn the bank rescue into public housing

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1. The bill seeks a social return for citizens from the 2012 bank rescue, making assets of SarebSareb The company that received the toxic real estate assets of rescued Spanish banks to manage and sell them. available to public authorities and making it easier for them to exercise preemption rights over homes from mortgage foreclosures.
2. It would require Sareb to transfer ownership of at least 80% of assets suitable for housing, in municipalities with proven housing demand, to the authorities in charge of housing, including at least 80% of built properties and 50% of developable land.
3. It would change Sareb's purpose to include transferring ownership of assets to competent public authorities, and would require companies owned by rescued banks to sell at least 5% of their assets each year.
4. It would allow local governments with a budget surplus to spend it on housing and other areas, and would exempt local entities that invest in public housing from spending rules and corrective measures.
5. The transfer percentages would be calculated on Sareb assets suitable for housing on the day the law takes effect, and from 2025 they would apply each year to assets acquired the previous year.
6. Sareb would have three months from the law taking effect to adapt its bylaws. Only the part amending Organic Laworganic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. 2/2012 would be an organic provision.

Who it affects

• Sareb, which would have to transfer most of its housing assets to public authorities.: obligation to transfer assets
• City councils and other authorities with housing powers, which could use surpluses to buy homes and receive Sareb assets.: new powers and resources for public housing
• People with housing needs in municipalities with proven demand, the intended users of social rentals and public housing.: access to social housing
• Companies owned by rescued credit institutions, required to sell at least 5% of their assets each year.: annual sale obligation

Words worth knowing

Sareb

The company that received the toxic real estate assets of rescued Spanish banks to manage and sell them.

Tanteo y retracto

Preemption rights that let a public authority buy a home with priority before or after it is sold to a third party.

Ejecución hipotecaria

Foreclosure: a process where a bank takes a home because the owner stopped paying the mortgage.

Regla de gasto

A legal cap on how much public authorities can spend each year.

Carácter orgánico

A type of law that needs special majorities in the Congress of Deputies to pass or amend.

organic law

A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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