With Friday's lower-house vote nearing, all four Podemos deputies will support both housing decrees, but Pedro Sánchez's government still needs Junts or the PNV to avoid defeat. Neither party has disclosed its position. If either votes against the package, both decrees will fail.
Podemos leader Ione Belarra announced her party's decision 24 hours before the vote. The four deputies will back measures approved by the government after the Maricarmen case and in response to a request from the Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid.
One obstacle is gone. The result still rests with the two undecided parliamentary partners, and the government is pressing Junts and the PNV ahead of the vote.
Housing Minister Rodríguez has focused on Junts. She says the package includes concessions from all sides and would benefit most people in Spain, including most Catalans. Her immediate request is narrower: Junts should at least support the decree protecting people at risk of eviction.
The first decree suspends evictions affecting vulnerable people. It also includes tax incentives and other measures. Rodríguez has said that no vulnerable person in Spain will face eviction if the text is approved. That promise depends on Friday's vote.
The first decree entered into force on 1 October 2026 and extends protection for vulnerable households without alternative housing until 31 December 2030. It also provides an emergency rental extension of up to two years for certain existing contracts.
The government sees the first decree as more mature. The second faces greater uncertainty because it includes an automatic extension of rental contracts.
The second measure was published on Thursday in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, or BOE. It would require landlords to compensate tenants with at least one year's rent if they unjustifiably refuse to renew a contract. The BOE text provides for automatic successive extensions. Compensation would apply when a landlord refuses renewal without legal justification.
Ara and El Constitucional reported that the PNV was prepared to support the first decree but opposed the second. That position makes Junts' vote more impressive. The earlier housing vote preview established that Congress would vote on the two decrees separately.
For tenants facing eviction, the first decree is the immediate issue. The wider political deal matters less to them. The second text carries a direct financial consequence for landlords if a refusal to renew is judged unjustified.
The rule applies to certain contracts whose mandatory or tacit extension ends by 31 December 2028. The tenant must be up to date with rent payments and must request the extension.
Reports on the measure put possible compensation at a minimum of 12 monthly rents for comparable accommodation. Other accounts describe a two-year extension for some existing contracts and report a 2% limit on rent increases through the end of 2027.
The first decree offers the clearest protection for tenants at risk of eviction. The second sets a possible cost for landlords who refuse renewal without legal grounds. The package now tests whether the government can turn its dependence on other parties into enforceable housing protection.
Podemos has chosen to support measures it considers incomplete instead of blocking them. The government is asking Junts to accept a package it says serves most Catalans. Podemos has committed its votes, but the government still lacks the support needed to pass either decree.
