They are still constantly trying to scam people into paying 3 months deposit on housing. This is illegal and clearly stated in Catalan law Art. 36.1 and Art. 36.5 of the constitution. They can only request max 2 months. The second month deposit is considered the additional guarantee. They are only allowed to request a 3rd month or additional guarantees if it is a rental for an office or business. It does not matter if your housing rental is long term or short term, all housing rental contracts in Barcelona can legally only request maximum of 2 months rent. If it is a long term contract, the landlord also has to pay the agency fees. You HAVE to be consistent with reiterating the law because they will continue to try and scam you and tell you it’s legal. The laws are extremely clear and there isn’t room for interpretation. Don’t let them fool you into paying more!
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Posted by Scooby-Doobie-Doo1
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if you say no the next 300 people in line will say yes, you have zero negotiation power when the demand vastly outweighs offer
Se hacen 2 meses de deposito y uno mas en acuerdo privado que es del todo legal
What if the other guy bidding on the apartment offers a third month security? Then you’ve put yourself on the backburner.
Top comment is right. The next person down the line will offer 4 months down
Can you please tell me exactly which law you are quoting? I’m not versed in laws from Cataluña but I think you might be misreading the law or using a incorrect quotation.
Unless there is a specific law by the catalan parliament or government, the LAU allows for a three months deposit: one month “fianza” and two months adiccional deposit or guarantee in long term rentals.
Not that I agree with this, but the LAU is pretty clear on this point.