Author, as appears in the article.: Garcia Teruel, Rosa Maria
Department: Dret Privat, Processal i Financer
URV's Author/s: GARCIA TERUEL, ROSA MARIA
Abstract: Purpose – In the context of difficulties in access to housing, the Spanish Act 4/2013 introduced a new article
17.5 into the Act on Urban Leases 1994 (LAU). This paper regulates the so-called renovations in lieu of rent
(rehabilitacion por renta), that is to say, a tenancy contract in which the tenant does not pay the rent in money
but by performing renovation works in the same rented dwelling. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the
legal regime of renovations in lieu of rent and how this scheme works.
Design/methodology/approach – Renovations in lieu of rent, by its own nature, allow a tenant with
building skills to access affordable housing. However, due to the new regulation of this tenancy contract,
which is only included in Paragraph 5 of art. 17 LAU, some problems may arise from a legal perspective.
Findings – This paper approaches the compatibility of this scheme with the LAU, detects its problems and
proposes legal improvements.
Originality/value – This paper explores the application of renovations in lieu of rent and determines
whether this new scheme, according to the current regulation, may represent a true residential alternative for
vulnerable people or if legislative reform is needed to promote its use.
Research group: Dret Patrimonial
Thematic Areas: Ciències jurídiques Ciencias jurídicas Legal sciences
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 2514-9407
Author identifier: 0000-0002-3215-4608
Record's date: 2018-10-19
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JPPEL-02-2018-0006/full/html
Article's DOI: 10.1108/JPPEL-02-2018-0006
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2018
Publication Type: Article Artículo Article
Repositori URV