Where does this come from, and when was it checked?

The quotation is from LPH art. 15.2, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 8, 2026.

Legal reference

Arrears: what happens when owners do not pay in Spain

Short answer

Owners who are not up to date with all overdue debts to the community when the meeting starts, and have not challenged them in court or deposited the sum with a court or notary, may speak but cannot vote. The minutes record who has lost the vote, and their persons and quotas do not count toward the majorities. The meeting may also agree deterrent measures, such as interest above the legal rate or temporary loss of use of services or installations.

What the law says

Original wording of the law (Spanish). The summary and the notes around it are ours.

Los propietarios que en el momento de iniciarse la junta no se encontrasen al corriente en el pago de todas las deudas vencidas con la comunidad y no hubiesen impugnado judicialmente las mismas o procedido a la consignación judicial o notarial de la suma adeudada, podrán participar en sus deliberaciones si bien no tendrán derecho de voto. El acta de la Junta reflejará los propietarios privados del derecho de voto, cuya persona y cuota de participación en la comunidad no será computada a efectos de alcanzar las mayorías exigidas en esta Ley.

Provision: LPH art. 15.2 · Official text

Last verified: October 8, 2026

Also relevant

La junta de propietarios podrá acordar medidas disuasorias frente a la morosidad por el tiempo en que se permanezca en dicha situación, tales como el establecimiento de intereses superiores al interés legal o la privación temporal del uso de servicios o instalaciones, siempre que no puedan reputarse abusivas o desproporcionadas o que afecten a la habitabilidad de los inmuebles. Estas medidas no podrán tener en ningún caso carácter retroactivo y podrán incluirse en los estatutos de la comunidad. En todo caso, los créditos a favor de la comunidad devengarán intereses desde el momento en que deba efectuarse el pago correspondiente y éste no se haga efectivo.

Provision: LPH art. 21.1 · Official text

What this means in practice

Deterrent measures must not be abusive or disproportionate or affect habitability, cannot be retroactive, and may be written into the community's statutes. Debts to the community accrue interest from the day payment was due. The notice of the meeting must list the owners in arrears and warn of the loss of the vote. The legal interest rate is set outside this law and is not quoted here.

General information, not legal advice. Check with a lawyer in Spain before relying on it, and read your building's own documents: they can change how a rule applies.

Where Unitify fits

Unitify records the debt per unit, records payments and sends reminders. Interest, voting limits, liens and enforcement come from the law above and your own rules and are applied by people; Unitify records the debt and the payments.

How this works in Unitify

Questions and answers

What are the consequences of unpaid contributions in Spain?: Owners who are not up to date with all overdue debts to the community when the meeting starts, and have not challenged them in court or deposited the sum with a court or notary, may speak but cannot vote. The minutes record who has lost the vote, and their persons and quotas do not count toward the majorities. The meeting may also agree deterrent measures, such as interest above the legal rate or temporary loss of use of services or installations.
Where does this come from, and when was it checked?: The quotation is from LPH art. 15.2, at the official source linked on this page. It was last checked against that source on October 8, 2026.

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