YOUR GUIDE TO 'ERTE' DURING THE PANDEMIC
Here is your definitive guide to what ERTE is if your employer has filed to temporarily suspend your employment contract. Answers to the 13 most common questions for workers,
2020/03/28 11:38:55
A specialist court, designed for abusive-clause concerns
SPAIN'S General Council of Judicial Power has approved the use of one provincial Court, specifically for claims related to the general conditions included in mortgages, whose borrower is a member of the public and not a company. It means that thes
2017/07/14 10:31:54
When parents are scapegoats
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW, By Mariano Zunino Siri ARTICLE 1902 of Spanish Civil Code establishes the obligation for parents to respond and repair the damage caused when, by action or omission, damage is caused to another. In addition, article 1903
2017/06/22 16:24:18
Hot hazards prevented
By Mariano Zunino IT'S not easy working in Tenerife at times. The hot weather can make it hard to concentrate and do your job properly, especially in summertime when the heat can really take it’s toll. But where do you stand in the workplace wh
2016/09/23 10:06:39
LETTING AGREEMENTS
ONE of our readers has written to me with a few questions regarding the legalities surrounding the letting of apartments. Dear Sir, I have a two bedroom apartment and I’m thinking of letting it out on either a holiday or long-term bas
2016/05/27 10:41:27
Community makes a point
By Mariano Zunino SPANISH Law is very complex and in this column, I try to make some sense of what can appear to be a very complicated matter. This week it’s back to one of our favourite topics: Communities! In Spanish law, the Community of
2016/01/15 12:14:39
Tacky tale of Community debtors
I HAVE received an email from one of our readers, which really is worth discussing because it can affect so many people who pay community fees. I am on the management committee of a large complex, on which one-third of owners are debtors
2015/09/18 12:01:05
New law for Spanish wills, but are you fully covered?
THE European Union has introduced a new Regulation 650/2012, which came into force on 17th August and applies to the Wills and succession of any individual who dies after that date. This new law was introduced to harmonise the administration of Will
2015/09/18 11:18:16
MORE COMMUNITY ISSUES
By Mariano Zunino Siri HERE is an extract from an email sent by one of our readers: “I have been reading your article concerning Community Fees. I think people need to be told of the corrupt manner in which a lot of communities are being run, a
2015/07/17 09:49:27
Community of Owners: Quotas
BACK to the Community of Owners issue - I have received many queries relating to this topic – and this week I am referring to the quota (percentage of your property in the building). The quotas are often called “mensualidad”, which are monthly pay
2015/07/03 10:32:19
UNDERSTANDING THE LAW
COMMUNITY OF OWNERS WE are back with more letters and readers' questions, and I have selected one (although I am replying privately to everyone). Hello Mariano. Briefly, could a legal challenge be made which would overturn voting at successive
2015/06/05 09:49:32
Seasonal and tourism rental
MANY letters I receive refer to the issues of “holiday rental” or “touristic rental” (alquiler turístico). I have written in previous articles about these type of contracts (letting agreements subject to Tourism Law). I will return to this topic
2015/05/15 10:27:44
Not the tastiest dish!
I HAVE received several letters with reference to the Community of Owners` issue. I will try to reply to them (I have written privately) through this column. Thanks to all Canarian Weekly readers. Subject: Parabolic in private area Please can y
2015/05/01 08:40:47
Help, I have noisy neighbours
I HAVE received several letters from readers about my column on the Community of Owners, and this week I am replying some of them. I enjoyed your article on the community owners' duties. Could you please expand on this? What, for example, happens
2015/04/17 10:16:15
Community of Owners
ALTHOUGH I have written about this in previous columns, I feel it is a good idea to clarify some points. I am aware that many readers are still confused about some terms and legalities of the Community of Owners. Any property in Spain in a buil
2015/02/27 11:17:13
Autonomous communities
A READER has asked me why there are different laws within the Spanish territory, such as National Laws and Autonomous Community Laws, (without taking into account European Law) and how can we distinguish each one. To outline this in a column is a
2015/02/13 10:52:27
Vagaries of Spanish Wills
THE Editor has received an email with a situation that involves many English people granted Spanish Wills. I agree with Roscoe (Editor) that it could be interesting to include the matter in this column, so I am reproducing the email and give my op
2014/07/04 09:41:29
Tourist rental laws: Fact or fiction?
THE year was 2012. Owners of tourist apartments on “UtopiaIsland” were closely monitoring the legal situation regarding the rental of their properties to tourists following years of systematic persecution by the tourist authorities. Fear and uncer
2012/08/10 10:36:27
Buying property in the Canaries
THIS is a kind of dictionary connected to the purchase of a property in theCanary Islands. You can find a lot of information on the internet relating to this subject but sometimes, although the facts are correct, there are many things to bear in m
2012/08/03 10:16:11
Problems facing home defaulters
I HAVE received numerous emails since my last column, and this one caught my eye especially. That’s because the situation has been happening all over theIslandthanks to the perilous financial predicament many of you are experiencing. Dear Maria
2012/07/20 09:34:26