Royal Decree-law 7/2019
Spanish housing decree validated in April 2019, strengthening rental terms and owners' community powers.
Royal Decree-law 7/2019 secured parliamentary validation on 3 April 2019. Spain's housing package extended tenancy protection and introduced a qualified voting rule for tourist letting in shared buildings.
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Royal Decree-law 7/2019 is Spain's housing and rental package of 1 March 2019. It amended tenancy law, rules for shared buildings, civil procedure and local taxation. Its original changes extended mandatory renewal protection to five years, or seven where the landlord was a legal person. Congress validated the instrument on 3 April 2019, and the validation resolution was published on 10 April. [Decree text](https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2019-3108).
The decree also introduced a qualified vote for owners' communities seeking to limit or condition tourist letting. It required support from three-fifths of all owners representing three-fifths of ownership shares. The provision specified that those agreements had no retroactive effect. These are the decree's historical changes; the rules governing a particular property also depend on subsequent legislation. [Original property provisions](https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2019-3108).
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