Legal advice for renter please - Page 2

What was the reason why you lost the court ?

I think the OP is the tenant....

Steve 

She is a very experienced estate agent in Spain (and in UK). She knows, how the system works, so she unprofessionally used her knowledge, to live in our property for free. It was enough for her to say, that it was her mein residence. 

I am indeed the renter. There are laws and then ... we have the judges. . As l understand from Ann, renters are very protected in Spain but how corrupt is the court?  My landlord is Spanish and very rich, l am North European.

Experiences?

Could my landlord make a chance in court ? She doesn't do her duty and got several mails from me that l will buy a new fridge, take it off the rent and of course it will be hers. Got not one reaction . No protest from her is  for me  equal as agreeing

One after the other renter at here had problems with their fridge. She didn't care and they bought a new one on own expences. That's exactly her intention. Pay 750,00 euro rent and repair everything by yourself. My neighbours do because they don't know anything about the law and are afraid to be kicked out. 

I found this web with The law translated in to English

https://propertylawyermallorca.com/2019/04/the-new-version-of-the-spanish-urban-rental-law-2019/

The landlord replaces the fridge unless the renter has caused the problem or if the tenant and landlord agree otherwise in the rent contract.

The rules are the same for residents and non-residents. 

This article gives a clear explanation of the long-term rental law in Spain and the rights of the tenant. Look at your contract and see what it says about white goods. If it is "silent" on the repair and maintenance then the onus is on the landlord to pay for it.

https://www.healthplanspain.com/blog/expat-tips/885-tenants-rights-when-renting-a-property-in-spain.html

You could also contact the Spanish Citizens Advice Bureau who are always very helpful.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.es/

Don't withold any rent as that breaks your contract. Don't buy the fridge and deduct it from your rent unless you have a written agreement to do so from this particular landlord.

Bee

THANK YOU ALL 

I would read your contract. We rented last year first time in Spain, the dishwasher broke and we had to pay for an engineer to provide a report. It was apparently over seven years old and the landlord replaced it. Just before our lease finished in March this year the oven door exploded shattering glass everywhere, we had just returned from two weeks in U.K. for Xmas. Spanish landlord response was refer to clause number …. In the contract you need to cover it with your insurance! We had contents insurance as was all our furniture apart from couple of white goods of landlords including oven. We had to pay the €140 for glass replacement. We are still waiting for our months deposit to be returned when lease finished 1/3. Landlord advised today for our bank details as he had been waiting for water bill, it seems ok for landlord to receive our rent on time without delay but he went over the 30 days return of deposit stipulated by him in contract signed by both parties!. Our current Spanish landlord has been excellent with any issues we have had since moving. Seems to be different rules for each rental.

You can't legally live in Spain full-time as a non- resident. You can only be there for 90/180 days. If you are living there full-time you are in Spain illegally.