Tag Archive for law

Ley de Costas

Back in the early eighties the need to protect the Spanish coastline from an overly aggressive building industry, pushed the Spanish government to launch a series of measures intended to regulate constructions on the seafront.

Salobrena Relaxes Law on ‘Terrazas’

According to a new adjustment to the municipal law that governs restaurant and bar terraces, (Ordenanzas Urbanisticas) those establishments that don’t have enough public pavement in front of the businesses to mount a terrace area, can occupy public parking space.

Inheritance in Spain

A common mistake is to process the inheritance in the home country, forgetting to handle the inheritance of the Spanish assets with the Spanish authorities. This can lead to several problems including the payment of fines and the loss of the estate

Drug Offences

Drug abuse is considered to be ‘the chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes.’

Rentals and Eviction

A new law has come into force: the law 19/2009 of 23rd November regarding measures to enhance and streamline court processes for rentals and the energy efficiency of buildings. The new legislation attempts to streamline the proceedings to evict tenants who do not pay their rent.

Benny Faces Cape Horn

The Mayor has a tough month coming up with a swarm of court cases to attend as the accused: he has a total of three trials and an appeal case.

Law Abiding

Hopefully you wont require the services of our José Luis Sanchez Parejo, who works from his office in La Herradura, because if you do, it probably means you have some sort of legal problem. You’ve guessed it, he’s a particularly good lawyer, and very friendly chap as well.