Legislators approved on Tuesday, in first debate, the Ley de Monitorio Arrendaticio, an initiative that streamlines the tenant eviction process for non-payment of rent.
The vote was 39 in favour and three against, with second and final reading set for next Monday.
The amendment provides that a landlord can take action against a payment for failure to pay rent, after two months of missed payments.
The changes also introduces the oral modality in such litigation, allowing an eviction resolution in months instead of a year or more.
Against the changes is JosĂ© MarĂa Villalta, of the Frente Amplio party, who fears that the new rules will allow landlords to trample the rights of tenants, and force families out on the street.