Get organised
No one gets through this alone
Tenants’ associations, movements, unions and public services where you can find information, support and people to organise with.
Join both
To win, organise at home and at work
Tenants’ association
Learn your rights, get legal support and deal with your landlord together. Tenants who organise negotiate from a much stronger position.
Trade union
Advice, protection from retaliation and the collective strength to win wages that can actually pay for a home.
This list is for information only: the organisations and services listed aren’t necessarily linked to this campaign. Know of one that should be here? Let us know.
Tenants’ associations
Associação dos Inquilinos e Condóminos do Norte de Portugal
Northern Portugal. Free legal advice for members.
aicnp.pt
Housing movements
Vida Justa
Movement born in Lisbon’s outer neighbourhoods, fighting for housing and against the rising cost of living.
vidajusta.org
CPV
Casa Para Viver
National platform of movements and collectives that calls the big housing demonstrations.
casaparaviver.pt
Porta a Porta: Casa para Todos
National housing movement with local groups in several cities.
portaaporta.pt
ILC pela Habitação
The tent camps’ citizens’ initiative to take a new housing law to Parliament.
ilc-habitacao.sites.deploybase.eu
Movimento Referendo pela Habitação
Non-partisan movement of Lisbon residents calling for a local referendum on short-term lets.
referendopelahabitacao.pt
Tent camps and assemblies
Since October, there have been tent camps and people’s assemblies for housing in several cities. Follow the one near you to find out when they meet:
- Porto Instagram
- Lisboa Instagram
- Braga Instagram
- Aveiro Instagram
- Castelo Branco Instagram
- Setúbal Instagram
- Évora Instagram
- Faro Instagram
Trade union confederations
Public information and support
Portal da Habitação
Public housing schemes, such as Porta 65 Jovem and affordable rents.
portaldahabitacao.pt
FAQ
I’ve received an eviction or non-renewal letter. What should I do?
Don’t move out or sign anything until you’ve got advice. Contact a tenants’ association as soon as you can and check the deadlines in the letter. If you can’t afford a lawyer, you can apply to Social Security (Segurança Social) for legal aid.
My landlord wants to put the rent up. Is that allowed?
It depends on your type of lease and the size of the increase. Annual increases are capped by law. Before you agree to anything, ask a tenants’ association for help.
Can I get into trouble for joining a union?
No. The right to join a union is protected by the Constitution and the Labour Code. Retaliation for union activity is illegal.
Where can I complain about a public body?
To the Ombudsman (Provedor de Justiça), who deals with complaints about public bodies free of charge, including on housing.
Housing is a right.
Let’s win it.
Join the people getting organised in buildings, neighbourhoods and workplaces all over Portugal.