The Government has opted to stretch until the end the deadlines set by law to submit to a vote in Congress the decree-law that extends the extension of housing rentals whose contracts end in 2026 and 2027, so that the text will be debated and voted on in the Plenary Session next Tuesday, April 28.
The decree-law provides for an extraordinary extension for habitual dwelling lease contracts that expire until December 31, 2027, allowing them to be extended for a maximum period of two additional years. In addition, it includes an exceptional limitation to the annual rent increase in dwelling lease contracts.
As is the case with any decree-law, the rule is in force since it was approved by the Council of Ministers and subsequently published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), in this case on March 20. However, the Constitution obliges Congress to rule on its validation or definitive repeal within a period of thirty days.
Voting at the edge of the deadline and rejection of the right
Parliamentary sources have indicated that this Tuesday's Board of Spokespersons has decided to set the vote for April 28, just one day before the maximum deadline expires for the Lower House to determine whether the decree remains in force or is annulled.
So far, PP, Vox and Junts have expressed their rejection of the decree-law promoted by Sumar. In fact, Alberto Núñez Feijóo's party has not even accepted to open a negotiation regarding the content of the decree.
In this scenario, the minority partner of the Government trusts to achieve at the last minute a change of stance from Junts, although from the Catalan party they insist that they do not contemplate supporting the initiative, by disagreeing with most of its articles.