Royal Decree-Law 11/2020 of 31 March allows the SUSPENSION OF EVICTIONS AND REPOSSESSIONS for tenants in situations of economic vulnerability and recognises the right to the EXTENSION OF TENANCY AGREEMENTS FOR A HABITUAL RESIDENCE.
- An extraordinary period of SUSPENSION is established in eviction proceedings and repossessions for those households without a housing alternative deemed economically vulnerable (in which the person liable to pay the rent is unemployed, on a furlough scheme (ERTE), on reduced working hours for caring reasons, or a business owner with a loss of turnover: all of them with a household income below €1,613.52. That amount may be increased for the care of children or the elderly and also in the case of disability).
The suspension will last for the period determined by the report of the social services, which will also take into consideration the possible situation of vulnerability of the property owner.
- The right to the EXTENSION OF TENANCY AGREEMENTS FOR A HABITUAL RESIDENCE is recognised, where, within the period between 2 April and up to two months after the end of the state of alarm (currently 9 June), the period of compulsory or tacit extension (provided for in articles 9 and 10 of the Urban Tenancies Act) has ended.
The extension will last six months, during which the same terms of the current agreement will continue to apply. The landlord must accept this extension, without prejudice to reaching an agreement on other terms with the tenant.