The Confederation of Tenant Unions (CSI) has made available to the public different models to request the extension of rental contracts and the limitation of the annual rent update to 2%. These documents can be consulted through the website poderinquilino.org, with the aim of facilitating the application of the measures approved by the Government.
These measures are linked to Royal Decree-Law 8/2026, which came into force on Sunday, March 22, and establishes the extension of rental contracts and the limitation of the annual price update to 2% for contracts expiring before December 31, 2027.
This tool created by the Unions has made its way today into the Congress of Deputies, through the mouth of Gabriel Rufián, who has addressed tenants whose contracts cease to be valid between March 22, 2026, and December 31, 2027, so that they send a burofax now to their landlords saying that they are availing themselves of the extension. “Even if the decree falls due to the vote against it by the Catalan right, there is a possibility of fighting it judicially if that burofax is sent. More information at poderinquilino.org”, highlighted the ERC deputy.
Extension of contracts and limitation of 2%
The Confederation of Tenants' Unions explains that any person whose rental contract expires or has a rent update before December 31, 2027 can avail themselves of these measures.
Specifically, a 2-year extension of rental contracts and the limitation of the annual price update to 2% is contemplated. In municipalities declared as stressed area, the extension will be 3 years, by virtue of the reform of article 10.3 of Housing Law 12/2023.
With this objective, the organization has enabled on the website poderinquilino.org the necessary models so that tenant people can communicate to the owners their intention to avail themselves of these measures.
30-day period after the entry into force of the Royal Decree-Law
As pointed out in the CSI, since the entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 8/2026, a 30-day process has begun during which affected persons can request the extension of their contracts or the limitation of rents. This procedure can be carried out regardless of whether the Royal Decree-Law is finally approved or rejected in the Congress of Deputies.
In this regard, the organization indicates that those families who request the extension of their contracts or the limitation of rents to 2% before the vote in the Congress of Deputies, presumably at the end of April, will maintain the validity of the request even if the Royal Decree-Law is not validated.
Information and models available on poderinquilino.org
The website poderinquilino.org includes the explanation of all the steps to follow to avail oneself of these measures, as well as the forms that must be sent to landlords to request the two-year extension of the rental contract and the 2% rent cap.
In addition, a section of frequently asked questions (FAQs) has been enabled with the objective of resolving doubts that may arise for the tenant people during the process.
From the Confederation of Tenants' Unions they insist that it is important that those who find themselves in this situation send the communication to their landlord in the coming days, before the vote on the Royal Decree-Law in Congress.
Assessment of the Confederation of Tenant Unions
The organization considers that this measure is a “conquest of the social and trade union struggle”, although it maintains that the Government has approved limited and temporary measures that do not stop the housing business.
Among the aspects highlighted, they point out that the extension does not apply to seasonal rental contracts or room rentals, and that Royal Decree-Law 8/2026 has not included the anti-eviction moratorium, a measure that, according to them, could “save more than 60,000 families from being left on the street”.
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From the Confederation of Tenants' Unions they emphasize that, beyond the approval of the Royal Decree, “the fundamental thing, as always, is to organize ourselves collectively. When we organize, we have more power than any landlord or politician.”
Likewise, they recall that legal tools work when they are sustained with mutual support and pressure, and they point out that even without legal tools they have been able for 9 years to stand up to rentiers and landlords with the #WeStay strategy.