The new Law (Real Decreto-Ley 7/2019) concerning urgent measures with regard to dwellings and rentals came into force on 6 March 2019.
The main measures to bear in mind from now on are the following: Continue reading “CHANGES IN THE LAW OF URBAN RENTALS”
Category: Property Law
THE DELIVERY OF A PROPERTY THAT IS DIFFERENT TO THE ONE CONTRACTED IN AN OFF-PLAN PURCHASE.
Any off-plan purchaser can take legal action 
that requires the vendor/promoter to cancel the off-plan purchase contract if the finished property does not significantly match what was described in the contract or promotional publicity, such legal action seeking the return of stage payments and fees, with interest.
BANNED AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES OF OWNERS
What should we do in the case of a resident in a community of owners who is carrying out in a dwelling activities that are either disturbing other residents, banned in the Statutes, or are even illegal? Continue reading “BANNED AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITIES OF OWNERS”
CHANGES IN TOURIST LAWS TO COME
According to the draft of the new regulation of holiday rentals in Canary Islands, owners can rent their property to tourists if it meets these criteria:
– The property must be in an area defined as RESIDENTIAL (or consolidated residential area within a Tourist area, and not forbidden in municipal urban planning). Continue reading “CHANGES IN TOURIST LAWS TO COME”
COMMUNITY – Governing bodies and owner representation: Questions and answers (II)
THE FUNCTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF A COMMUNITY
The president must be an owner or the appointment will be null and void. A limited company can be appointed. The president is the person or body who represents the community externally, and its most important individual, such that the other members of the community especially the secretary and administrator, are required to carry out his/her administrative orders and instructions, though this does not empower him to dismiss anyone, nor to take legal action or file claims, sack employees and approve works, without approval of the community. Continue reading “COMMUNITY – Governing bodies and owner representation: Questions and answers (II)”