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Spanish Rental Contract: Common Mistakes and Clauses to Review in 2026
Practical guide to essential clauses in a Spanish residential tenancy agreement: duration, deposit, rent updates (CPI), extensions, eviction and void clauses under the LAU and Law 12/2023.
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# Spanish Rental Contract: Essential Clauses 2026
Governed by LAU 1994 (as amended by Law 12/2023 on the Right to Housing). Key provisions:
- Minimum duration: 5 years (7 years if landlord is a legal entity), mandatory for habitual residence
- Rent update: new IRAV index (replacing CPI), capped at 3% in 2025
- Deposit: 1 month mandatory, deposited with regional authority + up to 2 additional months guarantee
- Void clauses: waiver of mandatory extension, prohibition of census registration, artificial short-term framing
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