Many tenants believe that leaving the flat and leaving the keys inside is sufficient to terminate a rental contract. However, a recent ruling by the Provincial Court of Huesca reminds us that this practice can be costly.
The court has upheld the sentence against a tenant to pay 2,758 euros in unpaid rent, considering that she never formally returned the property to its owner. The key issue is not whether or not the tenant continued to reside in the property, but rather an essential legal element: the lack of proof of effective restitution of possession of the property to the owner.
When is a rental contract considered to have ended?
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