Regarding my rented apartment in Spain, how can I as a landlord be protected against a tenant deciding to stay 5 years instead of the originally agreed shorter term?

16 Dec Regarding my rented apartment in Spain, how can I as a landlord be protected against a tenant deciding to stay 5 years instead of the originally agreed shorter term?

In general terms there is not such a protection’s possibility really. The tenant is legally more protected and the Spanish Law requires that a home contract be renewable for a minimum of five years, just subject to the tenant’s non-resignable right to decide so. However there are methods to avoid that your apartment is being considered as a rented home for tenants and thus avoiding this compulsory time extension through a careful analysis of the situation and with a properly worded contract.