Demand to the landlord to carry out repairs (Spain)
€1.38Fill it in online free — pay only to download
13 questions · about 5 min
This document is in Spanish
The PDF you download is in Spanish — that is the language it has to be filed in, so it is not translated. Everything on this page is here to tell you what it says.
Fill out the form
Your answers stay on this device for 7 days, or until you clear them.
- Instant download after payment
- Backup link emailed to you
- No account needed
For a tenant in Spain with a fault or damage the landlord does not fix: the letter describing the defect, requiring within fifteen calendar days the repair needed for habitability that falls to the landlord (article 21.1 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act), allowing a quote to be attached, recalling the rent reduction for works lasting over twenty days, and inviting the landlord to negotiate 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
- The boiler in your rented flat in Spain has broken down and the landlord will not fix it.
- There is damp and a leak in the flat and the landlord has been putting off the repair for weeks.
- You told the landlord about the fault but get no answer, or are told it is not their problem.
- You want to ask the landlord for a repair formally and 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
- Noticed on
- Defect
- Amount of the quote you attach, in euros (if you have one)
- Contact phone
Common questions
- Which repairs to a rented flat must the landlord pay for in Spain?
- Those needed to keep the home habitable, without raising the rent for them, unless the damage is the tenant's fault (article 21.1 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act): for example, a boiler that stops working or damp from a pipe. Small repairs from wear in ordinary use are the tenant's (article 21.4). If the works last more than twenty days, the rent is reduced in proportion to the part of the home the tenant cannot use.
- What does Spain's Royal Decree-law 29/2026 change about repairs in a rented home?
- Since 8 October 2026, the new article 21.5 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act lets the tenant require in writing a necessary repair affecting habitability, safety or health, with a reasonable quote; the landlord has fifteen calendar days to accept it, propose another solution or do the work, and if not, the tenant may do it and deduct its cost from the following rent. The decree awaits confirmation by the Standing Committee of the Spanish Congress: if it is not confirmed, it is repealed.
- Can a tenant in Spain stop paying rent if the landlord does not carry out repairs?
- Stopping rent payments on one's own exposes the tenant to an eviction claim for non-payment. The rent reduction the law provides is the one in article 21.2, for works lasting over twenty days, and deducting the cost of a repair is possible only under the new article 21.5, with its conditions and while Royal Decree-law 29/2026 remains in force. The Spanish consumer organisation OCU explains free on its website how to ask a landlord for a repair.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
DocMuse sells documents, not legal advice. Acceptance always depends on the recipient's rules and your local law.
Related documents
- Authorisation to register at a home on the padrón (Spain)
Registering on the padrón, Spain's municipal register of residents, is free at your town hall, in person or on its electronic office, with its own form (hoja padronal); you do not need DocMuse for it. This Spanish document, in Spanish, is only the authorisation many town halls ask for when the person registering has no contract in their name: it is signed by someone already registered at the home who holds a right over it or, if nobody is registered, by the home's holder, and names each person authorised. Hand it in at the town hall with the form and the copies it asks for.
- Notice of return of keys without the landlord present (Spain)
For a tenant in Spain leaving a home when the landlord does not come for the keys, does not answer or refuses to take them: the letter telling the landlord from which day the home is vacant, why the keys were not handed over in person and where they can be collected, describing the state of the home with meter readings and dated photos, and recalling the interest on a deposit not returned (article 36.4 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act). Sent by burofax with certified content and proof of receipt. In Spanish.
- Inventory and handover record for a rented flat (Spain)
For the landlord and the tenant of a home in Spain at the start of a lease: the record both sign on the day the keys are handed over, with the meter readings, the keys handed over, the state of each room, the inventory of furniture and appliances, the documents handed over, outstanding repairs and the number of photos attached. It records the state in which the tenant receives the home (articles 1561 and 1562 of the Spanish Civil Code). Signed in two copies, in person, and attached to the lease. In Spanish.
- Demand for the return of a rental deposit (Spain)
For a tenant in Spain whose landlord has not returned the deposit after the keys were handed back: the letter claiming the deposit and any additional guarantee, with the statutory interest that runs once a month has passed since the keys were returned (article 36.4 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act), rejecting deductions the tenant does not accept and inviting the landlord to negotiate for thirty days, as Spain's Organic Law 1/2025 requires before going to court. Sent by burofax with certified content and proof of receipt. In Spanish.
- Record of the return of keys and state of a rented home (Spain)
For the tenant and the landlord of a home in Spain when the lease ends: the record both sign when the keys are handed back, with the date of return, the meter readings, the keys returned, the state of each room, the damage the landlord points out and the tenant's comments, the deposit paid, what they agree about it and the account for its return. That date starts the month after which an unreturned deposit bears interest (article 36.4 of the Spanish Urban Leases Act). Signed in two copies, in person. In Spanish.
- Notice of an urgent repair made by the tenant (Spain)
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.