Background and purpose of the agreement
- Associació Ca l’Anita – Llar d’acollida is a non-profit organisation that runs a shared-home project based on co-living, welcome and mutual support, aimed at creating housing stability, community ties and personal autonomy.
- The association is part of the Federació d'Entitats Catalanes d'Acció Social (ECAS), which is integrated into the Taula d’Entitats del Tercer Sector Social de Catalunya, and it develops its project in coordination with a network of social and community organisations.
- The Ca l’Anita model is based on horizontal hospitality, shared financial responsibility, community life and the absence of profit, and co-living is built in an agreed, safe and supported way.
- The organisation currently carries out its community project in the house located at C/ Galla 30 B, 08031 Barcelona, and this document does not contain any declaration of ownership, transfer of use or administrative authorisation regarding the property.
- The resident joins the project within the framework of Ca l’Anita's welcome programme and, where applicable, with social support and mediation from Refugees Welcome and from the relevant local contact or reference person.
- Daily life at Ca l’Anita includes a close neighbourly relationship and mutual support with Jordi, an older person who lives in the adjoining house, as well as living with the house cat; both are part of the project's community context.
- The resident states their wish to join the project and to assume the rights and duties arising from this agreement and its annexes.
- The association has an anti-harassment protocol for the prevention, detection and response to sexual harassment and harassment based on gender, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation. It can be consulted at calanita.org/protocol_antiassetjament/.
Clauses
1. Purpose of the agreement
This agreement regulates the resident's incorporation into the Ca l’Anita co-living project, as well as the basic conditions of stay, use of spaces, shared financial responsibility, follow-up and the end of the co-living arrangement.
2. Nature and scope
This document is an internal civil co-living agreement of a social and community nature.
Its main purpose is to organise life together within the Ca l’Anita project. No rental income is agreed; instead, there is a financial contribution intended exclusively to cover actual common expenses and the ordinary maintenance of the house, without profit for the organisation or for the people living there.
This agreement only regulates the internal conditions of co-living between the parties and does not, by itself, imply recognition, transfer or guarantee of any property right, tenancy right or ownership right over the house.
3. Private room and shared spaces
The resident will receive a set of house keys and will be responsible for them throughout the duration of the agreement. The keys may not be given to third parties and no copies may be made without the association's prior knowledge and agreement. At the end of the co-living period, the keys must be returned.
The resident will have an individual room for private and non-shared use within the Ca l’Anita house.
The resident may also use the living room, kitchen, dining room, patio and bathrooms on a shared basis, in accordance with the house rules in force.
The assigned room may not be transferred to third parties or used for purposes other than ordinary life within the project.
4. Duration
The initial duration of the agreement will be six months, counted from the effective date of moving into the house.
The co-living period may be extended by express written agreement between the parties, taking into account the person's personal situation, their fit within the household and their path towards autonomy.
Before the end of the initial period, the parties will review the arrangement together, in good faith, in order to assess whether it should continue, be modified or come to an end.
5. Financial contribution and payment method
The resident will make a monthly contribution of 300 euros towards actual common expenses and the ordinary maintenance of the house.
This contribution is used, among other things, for utilities, internet connectivity, cleaning, insurance, ordinary maintenance, small community expenses and other regular costs of living together.
Payment will be made by bank transfer to the account designated by the association, with the reference "Co-living contribution - [name] - [month/year]".
The contribution may be revised in writing if the real costs of the house, the number of residents or the resident's economic situation change significantly, always according to criteria of proportionality and transparency.
6. No deposit and no profit
No rental deposit or equivalent amount is required.
The association does not obtain economic profit from this agreement. The financial criterion is simply to cover real common expenses and the ordinary sustainability of the co-living arrangement.
7. Rights of the resident
- To use the assigned private room and the shared spaces in conditions of dignity, safety and respect.
- To receive respectful and non-discriminatory treatment, and to take part in review spaces about the co-living arrangement when necessary.
- To know the house rules, the basic way the home works, the communication channels for doubts, needs or incidents, and the association's anti-harassment protocol, available at calanita.org/protocol_antiassetjament/.
8. Duties of the resident
- To respect the people living in the house, the neighbours and the wider community environment.
- To take care of the room, the shared spaces and the shared belongings.
- If damage is caused through negligent, improper or clearly inappropriate use of the room, the shared spaces or shared property, the responsible person will assume the reasonable cost of repair or replacement after a conversation and joint assessment of the incident.
- To take part, in a reasonable and proportionate way, in everyday household tasks and daily maintenance of the home.
- To report as early as possible any relevant issue affecting co-living or the condition of the house.
9. Support, follow-up and mediation
The co-living arrangement will be subject to regular follow-up by the association.
When the person has joined through Refugees Welcome or with its support, questions, needs, adjustments to living together and possible conflicts may be accompanied and mediated by that organisation together with the volunteer reference person or local link and with Ca l’Anita.
The parties undertake to try to resolve co-living issues in good faith through dialogue and prior mediation whenever the situation allows it.
10. Jordi, the cat and the house's community context
The resident declares that they have been informed that daily life in the house includes a very close neighbourly relationship with Jordi, an older person who lives in the adjoining house and with whom there is regular contact, frequent movement between the two houses and mutual support.
A willingness to maintain a respectful, kind and cooperative relationship with Jordi is valued positively as part of the project's community spirit, although it does not constitute an enforceable care obligation.
The resident also declares that they have been informed that a cat lives in the house and commits to living respectfully with the animal and with the basic care and order guidelines that will be explained when they join.
11. Possibility of becoming a member
The association will inform the resident about the possibility of becoming a member of Ca l’Anita through the form made available by the organisation.
Membership is not a mandatory requirement in order to live in the house, but it is positively valued as a voluntary way of becoming involved in the community and associative project.
If the resident decides to become a member, that associative relationship will be governed by the organisation's statutes and by the regulations applicable to associations.
12. Data protection and confidentiality
Data controller: Associació Ca l’Anita – Llar d’acollida, tax ID G23861396, with address at C/ Galla 30 B, 08031 Barcelona, email welcome@calanita.org and telephone 93 189 46 57.
Purpose of processing: to manage entry into the house and co-living arrangements, follow up on the project, deal with incidents, maintain the necessary communications between the parties, and comply with administrative, organisational and safety obligations linked to welcome and community life.
Legal basis: the performance of this co-living agreement, compliance with applicable legal obligations and, where appropriate, the data subject's consent for specific processing that requires it.
Recipients: data will not be communicated to third parties except where required by law or when necessary for support and follow-up within the framework of the project, including, where applicable, Refugees Welcome or the reference person linked to the welcome process.
Retention: data will be kept for as long as necessary to manage co-living and afterwards for the periods required by applicable law in order to address any possible liabilities.
Rights: the data subject may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing and, where applicable, portability by writing to the association at the address or email indicated. They may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
The association undertakes to process personal data confidentially and in accordance with current data protection regulations.
13. End of the agreement
This agreement will end when the agreed term expires without extension, by mutual agreement, by the resident's voluntary departure, or by a reasoned decision of the association in the event of serious breach of the house rules or a supervening impossibility of maintaining co-living.
The resident may communicate their wish to end the arrangement with at least 15 days' notice, except in urgent cases or unforeseen situations that make this impossible.
Except in urgent cases or in the event of serious risk to people or to the house, the association will try to communicate the end of the arrangement with at least 15 days' notice and to manage the departure in a dialogued and reasonable way and, where possible, with mediation and support for an orderly exit.
The agreement may also end if an external circumstance arises that materially prevents the continuation of co-living in the house.
Whenever the situation allows it, the parties undertake to try a dialogued solution before the agreement effectively ends.
14. Applicable law
This agreement will be governed by its own terms, by the general rules of the Civil Code and by the regulations applicable to associations, without prejudice to any mandatory rules that may apply in each case.
Annex I · Basic house rules
This annex forms an inseparable part of the agreement and sets out basic everyday rules.
- To take diligent care of the private room, the shared spaces and shared-use objects.
- To share and take on household tasks proportionately, according to what is agreed in the house.
- To communicate and agree with reasonable notice any visits by third parties and any exceptional overnight stay.
- To respect the rest of the household and the neighbours, especially between 10:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m., avoiding disturbing noise.
- To maintain a respectful, kind and considerate relationship with the neighbours, especially with older people living nearby.
- To accept that the house has the material particularities of an old dwelling and to follow the practical guidelines explained upon arrival for its proper functioning and preservation.
- To communicate honestly about any discomfort, need, domestic incident or conflict, prioritising dialogue and the search for shared solutions.
- To maintain respectful coexistence with the house cat and with the basic guidelines of care and order that are indicated.
- To value positively, from each person's own freedom, the community dimension of the project, including daily interaction with Jordi and participation in the common life of the house.