TL;DR: Since the rigid rent law (Ley de Alquileres) was repealed in December 2023, residential lease terms in Argentina are freely negotiable. Length, currency, and how the rent adjusts are now set by agreement between owner and tenant, rather than fixed by statute. Common long-term leases still run around two years, but the parties are free to agree otherwise, including dollar-denominated rents.
The old Ley de Alquileres had locked leases into rigid terms: a minimum length, peso-only rent, and a forced annual adjustment formula. It backfired, supply collapsed and rents soared. The December 2023 deregulation decree repealed it, returning rentals to free contract.
The result: owners and tenants negotiate the deal directly. There is no longer a statutory minimum term, mandatory currency, or imposed adjustment index governing every lease.
| Term | Status now |
|---|---|
| Length | Negotiable (long-term commonly ~2 years) |
| Currency | Negotiable (pesos or US dollars) |
| Rent adjustment | Negotiable (agreed index or schedule) |
| Short-stay / temporary | Separate regime, under ~3 months |
Long-term residential leases commonly still run about two years by convention, but that is a market norm now, not a legal requirement. Dollar-denominated rents, once effectively blocked, are again common, especially in the furnished and foreign-tenant segment.
For an owner, the repeal is good news: you can structure a lease that actually makes sense, including a dollar rent that protects your real return. For a tenant, it restored choice at the cost of the old law's nominal protections. The broader picture is in our renting survival guide and the reform context in our Milei reforms note.
Lease length is freely negotiable since the 2023 rent-law repeal. Long-term residential leases commonly run about two years by market convention, but the parties may agree to other terms.
Yes. The rigid Ley de Alquileres was repealed by the December 2023 deregulation decree, returning residential leases to free negotiation of term, currency, and adjustment.
Yes. Since the repeal, rent can be agreed in US dollars, which is now common in the furnished and foreign-tenant segment, helping owners protect their real return.
No statutory minimum governs every lease now. Term is negotiated between owner and tenant, though a roughly two-year long-term lease remains a common market norm.
The new flexibility favors owners who structure leases well. To set up a lease that protects your yield, book a call.
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