Sign Your Spanish Rental Contract with Confidence

Before you sign anything

A rental contract is legally binding from the moment both parties sign. Read it in full before you commit. If it's in Spanish and you don't speak the language, get it translated - rent.ai can help you understand every clause in plain English.

The five things to check

• Duration and renewal: Does it reflect a standard residential lease? Beware of contracts labelled as seasonal (temporada) if this is your primary home - they carry fewer protections.

• Rent and increases: How is rent reviewed? Any increase must comply with the IRAV cap for qualifying contracts. Uncapped or vague increase clauses are a red flag.

• Deposit: Spanish law caps deposits (fianza) at one month's rent for unfurnished properties, two months for furnished. Anything above this is unlawful.

• Inventory: Is there a signed inventory attached? Without one, you have no proof of the property's condition at the start of the tenancy.

• Termination clauses: What are the notice requirements for both parties? Your landlord cannot evict you without following the correct legal process regardless of what the contract says.

Clauses that are unenforceable

Spanish law protects tenants from certain contractual terms even if you signed them. Clauses waiving your renewal rights, allowing the landlord to enter without notice, or placing major repair costs on the tenant are routinely struck down by courts.

Use rent.ai before you sign

Upload your contract to rent.ai before signing. Our AI will highlight risk clauses, flag anything that deviates from the LAU, and give you specific questions to raise with your landlord or agency before you commit.