These maintenance works cannot result in an increase in rent.
If it is necessary to spend more than 20 days to carry out the maintenance work, the tenant is entitled to a re- duction in rent in proportion to the part of the property that cannot be used.
The lessee must notify the lessor as soon as possible of any breakdowns or damage and may proceed with this type of conservation work, provided that he notifies the lessor, and may subsequently claim the paid amounts.
Improvement works at a home rented in Spain On the other hand, IMPROVEMENT WORKS would be those works that are not indispensable for living in the property but can affect the quality of life of the people who live there. Those would be works that af- fect the hygiene, salubrity, or the comfort of the prop- erty. According to the Spanish Urban Leasing Law, the following are characteristic of these improvement works:
They are works supported by the tenant and paid for by the owner of the dwelling in Spain.
The landlord must notify the tenant in writing, at least three months before the work is to be carried out, about its nature, commencement, duration, and cost. The lessee may withdraw from the rental contract during a period of one month from the date of notification by the lessor. The lease shall terminate within two months of the date of notice of termination and during that period the lessor may not commence work.
If the tenant agrees to these improvement works, he is entitled to a reduction in rent in proportion to the part of the property that cannot be used.
Finally, Article 23 of the law talks about “TENANT’S WORKS” to tell us that the tenant cannot carry out works that “modify the configuration of the property” without the written consent of the landlord. Welex, your lawyer in Marbella, advises that if you are a tenant, always request in writing the authorisation of
In the cases where there is no authorisation for works at a rented home in Marbella, at the end of the con- tract, the lessor may demand that the property must be restored to its previous state or keep the modifica- tion made, without the lessee being able to claim any compensation, nor any indemnity for the work that was carried out at the time.
the landlord to carry out any kind of work, or at least inform the landlord that you are going to start them.
If you do not have the writing authorisation from the landlord, the rental contract could be terminated.
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