Dear Colin,

To have you evicted from the property this can only be done through a formal legal procedure which implies you receiving a registered letter from a law court informing you of the impending court case being held against you.

Whether you receive this letter or not will not stall this procedure. This letter is received at the property being rented.

To stall the eviction procedure, if it really has been filed, you can lodge the back rental at the law court where the court case is being dealt with.

If there is no case against you you can lodge it in the bank account of a Notary as proof of payment.

In both cases if you bring up to date the owed rental they cannot evict you.

In Spain late payment is enough cause to have you evicted. You will not be able to follow the above strategy a second time if it happens and you will be evicted regardless. More on this:


Paying the Rent Late Twice will be Cause of Eviction – 4th June 2009

Yours sincerely,
Raymundo Larra*n Nesbitt