Parliamentary groups have submitted amendments to the law aimed at regulating seasonal rentals and room rentals. Sumar, ERC, Bildu, Podemos, and BNG presented the proposal, which is now in the drafting phase.
The PSOE and Sumar agreed to prohibit landlords from charging tenants fees or taxes such as the IBI, and also introduced limits on prices for both seasonal rentals and room rentals.
As for room prices, PSOE, Sumar, ERC, and Bildu signed a reform ensuring that the total sum of room rents may never exceed the price cap set for full apartments. Tenants will have the same guarantees as if they were renting an entire home.
For large landlords, the initial rent will have to be adjusted to the reference index of the Housing Law.
Regarding seasonal rental contracts, these groups also agreed to limit their duration to a maximum of 12 months and amended the Urban Leases Law (LAU) so that no new conditions can be added allowing the landlord to charge the tenant fees, general expenses, services, taxes, or any other concepts not included in the previous contract.
The amendments also establish that seasonal and room rental contracts will have the same guarantees as regular rental contracts: tenants cannot be charged agency fees, deposits are limited, and prices are regulated.
Additionally, rentals shorter than 31 days will be considered short-stay or tourist housing and must comply with registration requirements and information obligations under national and EU regulations.
A seasonal contract may not exceed nine months, to match the academic year. If it lasts more than nine months or more than two consecutive contracts are linked, the contract automatically becomes a regular rental, with all corresponding rights and obligations, including minimum terms and renewals. A temporary rental of up to 12 months will only be allowed if there is a justified reason. If not justified or if temporary contracts are chained with the same person, the contract automatically becomes five or seven years long.
The amendments also make it clear that autonomous communities may maintain and develop their own civil law and fully exercise their housing authority.
Although the law has progressed thanks to support from PSOE, Sumar, ERC, Bildu, PNV, and Podemos, it now moves to the Housing Committee and afterwards to the Plenary. Junts could join PP and Vox to block the proposal.
The next step is for this bill to continue its parliamentary process and be debated in the Housing Committee of Congress in the coming days in an open session.