RENTAL HOUSING, GUARDIANSHIP OF THE TENANT AND TRAFFIC SAFETY: IN PARTICULAR, THE UNENFORCEABILITY OF THE LEASE NOT REGISTERED AFTER THE LAW 4/2013, 4 JUNE

Abstract

The Law 4/2013, 4th of June, about flexibilizatión measures and promotion of the rent of housing market has substantially reformed the legal regime of the lease of housing. In the origin of the reform stands the socioeconomic situation existing throughout Spain. In our country, the market of leases has traditionally occupied a minor position, in statistical terms, in relatión to the market in property. The Law 4/2013 assumes as principal purpose the activatión of the market of leases by stimulating the offer. It is inspired by liberal statements, depriving the tenant many of the rights that he was recognized previously by the Law of Urban Leases. Probably the most important innovatión is the subordinatión of the lease of housing to the basic rules of Land Register. The importance of this matter and the scope of the alteration justifies by itself its specific analysis. However, the new balance of forces cannot be understood completely without bearing in mind the changes that the Law also introduces in the duration of the lease, what justifies its analysis.