Housing & renting in Spain: your tenant rights in one place
Deposit not returned, an eviction notice, abusive clauses or a rent increase — the whole renting journey in Spain, explained simply and routed to a free check with NAVI.
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Registry report: rights holders, charges, annotated example and questions before a deposit.
Open guide → Get your rental deposit back (fianza)Rental deposit (fianza) not returned? Deadlines, evidence and how to claim it back.
Open guide → Eviction (desahucio)A court claim (demanda) or notice? Your rights, the deadline, the right to stop eviction by paying (enervación) and free legal aid (justicia gratuita).
Open guide → Abusive lease clausesAgency fee, inflated deposit, all repairs on you — which clauses are void.
Open guide → Rent increases & the capWhen a rent rise is legal: the IPC/IRAV ceiling, notice and what to reclaim.
Open guide → Property owner? Your own hubOkupas, non-paying tenants, arras, taxes — the owner playbook.
Open guide → NIE to buy a home in SpainNo residency needed to buy — but a Spanish NIF for the deed and taxes, normally the NIE.
Open guide → Mortgage as a non-residentThe legal process, who pays which costs, and the insurance the bank cannot force on you.
Open guide → Can’t pay your mortgageYour legal options and how to ask the bank for the Code of Good Practices in writing.
Open guide → Renting your flat to touristsWhat you need in 2026 now that the national registry is gone: community, licence, guests, tax.
Open guide →Not sure what your problem is?
Tell NAVI your housing problem — deposit, eviction, a clause or a rent rise. It picks the right path, your rights, deadlines and the next document, no account.
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Informational guide on housing and renting (vivienda) in Spain. Rules and deadlines change — check your case with NAVI or a justicia gratuita lawyer.
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This guide is general information about Spanish law, not a legal opinion on your case. Rules change and outcomes depend on your own facts and documents — check your situation before you act on it.
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Included: checks of Spanish documents, letters, requests and contracts before signing, Action Plans, consultation and sending your claims by burofax.