5 years rental contract signed.For leaving any year earlier having to pay 1 month rent.

Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 4:54pm

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ronjohan

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Dear Reader,

We signed a rental contract for one year which automatically continued after this one year period to a 5 years period.

Although there is no mention of it in the rental contract, our broker has sent us an email in which he states that for every year we would like to finish our rental agreement we would have to pay one month rent for each remaining year

Does anybody know if there is any legal rental basis for this claim. Again, nothing about this is mentioned in the rental contract.

Kind Regards,

Ronald

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Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 5:41pm

Martyn1986

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Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 5:41pm

Not in the contract then not legal

Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:06pm

tebo53

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Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:06pm

I've been renting in Spain for 7 years and never been told about that. If you want to leave you have to give only one months notice.

I would make further enquiries as I think that is incorrect.

Steve

Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:09pm

blaze451

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Posted: Thu Dec 9, 2021 6:09pm

Spanish rental law allows the landlord to get compensation if you cancel your rental contract before the end of the first year. The landlord is entitled to one month’s rent for each remaining year of the contract. For example, if you have a contract for five years and leave after one, your landlord can request you pay four months’ rent as compensation. However, the contract must contain a clause stating this.

If the contract makes no mention of compensation for early cancellation then it is not valid.