Notice of an urgent repair made by the tenant (Spain)
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For a tenant in Spain who, after telling the landlord, had to order an urgent repair to avoid imminent damage or serious discomfort: the letter describing the fault and the repair, recalling when and how the landlord was told, claiming the invoice amount as article 21.3 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act allows, and inviting negotiation for thirty days, as Spain's Organic Law 1/2025 requires. Sent by burofax with certified content and proof of receipt. In Spanish.
- Made for use in Spain
- Last updated October 20, 2026
Published byDocMuse
When to use this document
- A burst pipe was flooding your rented flat in Spain and you called a plumber yourself.
- You told the landlord about the emergency but nobody came in time, so you paid for the repair.
- You have the invoice for an urgent repair and want the landlord to pay you back.
- You want to claim the repair money from the landlord in writing.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Tenant
- Tenant's address
- Tenant's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Landlord
- Landlord's postal address (street, then postcode and town on the next line)
- City
- Date
- Address of the property
- Date of the contract
- Date of the urgent repair
- The fault, why it could not wait, and what was repaired
- Date you told the landlord about the fault
- How you told the landlord about the fault (call, message, email)
- Invoice amount (in euros, the figure only)
- IBAN
Common questions
- Which urgent repairs may a tenant in Spain make without waiting for the landlord?
- Urgent ones needed to avoid imminent damage or serious discomfort, such as a water leak. Article 21.3 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act lets the tenant make them after telling the landlord and claim their cost at once. The landlord must be told first, even by phone or message, and the proof of that notice kept. Small repairs from wear in ordinary use are the tenant's (article 21.4).
- Which documents should go with a claim to a Spanish landlord for an urgent repair?
- The repair invoice, ideally in the tenant's name and with the home's address; proof of payment; photos of the fault before and after; and proof that the landlord was told beforehand, such as the message, email or call log. The clearer the urgency, the easier it is for the landlord to pay or for a court to accept it.
- What happens if a Spanish landlord does not repay an urgent repair the tenant paid for?
- The letter gives the landlord thirty calendar days to reply or negotiate, as Spain's Organic Law 1/2025 requires before going to court. If the landlord does not pay, the tenant can claim the amount before the Spanish court of first instance, with the burofax as proof of the attempt to negotiate; up to €2,000 no lawyer or court representative is needed. Deducting the amount from rent on one's own exposes the tenant to a claim for unpaid rent.
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