Dear readers, The Spanish Law 29/1994 for Urban Lettings ( LAU), which is the principal law ruling tenancy agreements in Spain, has been modified this month. From all the changes, we would like to highlight the following: 1.- Rental or tenancy agreements inscription on the Land Registry. Article 7 of this LAU, has been changed. […]
SPANISH FAMILY LAW: The Joint Custody Valencian Law ¿Is it applicable to Spanish national children born of a foreign mother?
Dear Lawyers, I am British and I live in Spain. I have a son (under legal age) and his father is Spanish. My son was born and lives in Denia, Alicante , and has Spanish and British nationality. As far as I know in the Valencian Community the law states that for Valencian citizens the […]
The Town hall refused to grant the occupation license and habitability certificate for my house and we cannot get water and electricity supply. What can we do?
CONSULTATION: Dear lawyers, We have built a property in La Marina Alta (Alicante) in accordance with the building or construction license granted by the Town Hall. But now, this same city council refuses to give us the occupation license or habitability certificate, saying that we should have paid or transferred to them some land as […]