Housing
Rents: André Ventura "on the fence" worries the Government
The government's proposed new rental law, which aims to increase housing supply by incentivizing private landlords, is currently stalled pending confirmation of support from Chega. While the PSD and Chega have a written agreement, negotiations are ongoing regarding four specific Chega demands: limits on advance rents and security deposits, increased social support and emergency funds for tenants, stronger protection for elderly tenants with pre-1990 contracts, and new legal criteria to distinguish between intentional non-payment and financial hardship in eviction cases.
Why it matters
If these measures are eventually approved, they could change the rules for security deposits, advance rent payments, and eviction protections for tenants in Portugal, but nothing has been enacted yet.ObservadorRead original ↗
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