Recently, Rents on the Argentine real estate market they crossed various changeswith regulations that were later updated and repealed several years later The result is that different types of contracts currently exist at the same time.
But beyond the signed contracts is a question that resonates with future tenants or those who need to renew their lease arises around the spending situationsince in addition to the monthly amount to be paid for the location, this must always be taken into account He Value of the expense report.
Tenants often ask if they… The costs can be paid in the monthly rent of the apartment and not in isolationbut that is usually not the rule, but rather one Exception. And increasingly rare… The reason is simple and concrete: Expenses are not fixed expensesare adjusted every month and in many cases even rise above the inflation rate. For this reason, it is not included in the rental value in traditional rental agreements.
So to answer the question: Is it advisable to rent with utilities included?The The answer is nois not common and directly collides with the reality of construction costs.
This is the usage and customs mark The tenant pays the usual costs month after month, while the exceptional ones are the responsibility of the owner. And the numbers explain why.
In the city of Buenos Aires, Spending rose 3.3% in November And cumulatively an increase of 31.1% compared to the previous yearaccording to a survey of 13,000 consortia by ConsorcioAbierto. Average spending in CABA was $313,179 in November, up from $303,108 in October. A year ago, the average was $238,957.
In the In the province of Buenos Aires the panorama is even more pronounced. The expenses increased by 50.1% year-on-year and they reached an average of $147,977 in November, a monthly increase of 2.5%.
The data is not insignificant: in the same month inflation was 2.5%, according to INDEC. Housing, water, electricity and other fuels also rose 3.4% in line with spending.
With this scenario the “package” modality in traditional contracts -Rent plus additional costs included in a fixed amount- practically does not exist. The reason is simple: the high variability of maintenance costs, such as: B. Services and salaries of managers Each figure ages within a few weeks. Bad deal for the owner and potential source of conflict for both parties.
Enrique Abatti, lawyer specializing in real estate law and president of the Association of Owners, sums it up like this: “Normally you pay the rent on the one hand and the additional costs on the other. “The so-called ‘package’ is typical of tourist rentals, where the costs are always included.”
The exception appears in this area. In the The closed regulation still applies to temporary or tourist rentals. With the regulatory changes introduced by DNU 70/2023, which repealed the Rent Law, There is no statutory minimum term for this type of contract.; The only thing that is adhered to is a maximum term. Previously the deadline was three months. Today the framework is more flexible, but the logic has not changed: these are short stays with included services and no monthly payments.
However, with conventional rental properties, the inclusion of additional costs is “very rare”said Abatti. “Experience shows that expenses increase much more than the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Every month the amount can change, which is why in a traditional contract it is not paid including expenses,” he explains.
The conclusion is clear: For the tenant, paying separate costs allows you to see the real costs and avoid paying more (but also less).. For him ownerTransferring these variable costs is one possibility Do not liquefy rental income.
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