{"id":1525,"date":"2026-03-31T17:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2026-03-31T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:51:07","slug":"extraordinary-extension-of-the-rental-and-limitation-of-key-rents-of-the-royal-decree-law-of-march-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/en\/prorroga-extraordinaria-del-alquiler-y-limitacion-de-rentas-claves-del-real-decreto-ley-de-20-de-marzo-de-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Extraordinary extension of rental agreements and rent limits: key points of the Royal Decree-Law of March 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-aef6027d wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/imagen-pueblo-3.jpg ,https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/imagen-pueblo-3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/imagen-pueblo-3.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/imagen-pueblo-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1527\" width=\"612\" height=\"408\" title=\"town image\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The main new feature is the possibility for tenants of primary residences to request an extraordinary extension of their contracts for a maximum of two additional years, provided that their expiration occurs before December 31, 2027. This extension will apply under the same contractual conditions, including the rent.<br>Likewise, the limitation on the annual rent update is maintained, setting a cap of 2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>From a legal point of view, these measures are extraordinary and supersede the general regime of the Urban Leases Law, temporarily limiting the landlord&#039;s power to recover the property or modify the economic conditions of the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In this context, it is advisable to analyze each specific case taking into account the date of the contract and the specific applicable circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>At Spain Legal Coach we offer clear and preventative advice to help you make safe decisions in the real estate sector.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La principal novedad es la posibilidad de que los arrendatarios de vivienda habitual soliciten una pr\u00f3rroga extraordinaria de sus contratos por un m\u00e1ximo de dos a\u00f1os adicionales, siempre que su vencimiento se produzca antes del 31 de diciembre de 2027. Esta pr\u00f3rroga se aplicar\u00e1 en las mismas condiciones contractuales, incluida la renta.Asimismo, se mantiene la [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"AlejandroWP","author_link":"https:\/\/spainlegalcoach.com\/en\/author\/alejandrowp\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"La principal novedad es la posibilidad de que los arrendatarios de vivienda habitual soliciten una pr\u00f3rroga extraordinaria de sus contratos por un m\u00e1ximo de dos a\u00f1os adicionales, siempre que su vencimiento se produzca antes del 31 de diciembre de 2027. 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