Andorra Social Democrats Press Government on Rental Law and Mutual Society Elections

The Social Democratic parliamentary group has submitted two new oral questions to the Government, adding to the four it had already filed ahead of the control session scheduled for 19 November.

The first, tabled by general councillor Pere Baró, concerns Law 11/2026 of 4 June, which provides for the gradual phasing out of the rental contract extension regime from 1 January 2027. The Social Democrats say the question responds to growing concern among renting families, particularly after some landlords have already begun notifying tenants of their intention not to renew or to terminate leases. They also point to legal uncertainty stemming from recent Superior Court of Justice rulings on how the extension regime should be interpreted, which they say has increased tenants' doubts about the continuity of their contracts.

Baró cited the demands of the tenants' movement and those voiced by citizens at a demonstration on 5 November, where participants called for stronger tenant protections, legal certainty and effective measures to guarantee access to decent housing. The sources refer to that movement both as the Housing Coordinating Committee and as the Housing Union. The group said it has argued for a further extension of rental contracts to maintain protection for families given current conditions in the property market. Baró is asking the Government whether it considers Law 11/2026 to effectively guarantee housing's social function and the protection of the right to decent housing, as set out in Article 33 of the Constitution.

The second question, tabled by general councillor Laia Moliné, seeks explanations for the failure to call elections to renew employee representatives on the committee of the mutual society for staff of the General Administration and the Administration of Justice. The Social Democrats note that although the rules set a two-year term for these positions, no electoral process has been convened. Article 86.3 of the Public Service Law provides that representatives of functional groups or professional families are elected by suffrage, while Article 3.4 of the committee's internal regulations requires elections to be called at the end of a mandate.

Moliné is asking the Government to clarify when the current committee's mandate expired and what steps it has taken to ensure renewal within the regulatory deadlines. The group argues it is essential to uphold the rules and public employees' right to democratically choose their representatives on a body that manages resources contributed by those same workers. It said transparency, legal certainty, representativeness and respect for citizens' rights must be fundamental principles of government action.