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Petition for an Anti-Occupation (Squatters) Law against harm to owners and neighbors

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 12:57pm
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Kimmy11

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Dear all,

Many of you may have seen recent threads on the forum about the issue of squatting in Spain and how the law is unfairly weighted in favour of the "okupas" (squatters), over the rights of the property owner.  This is an issue that has the potential to affect every property owner in Spain, residents and non-residents alike.  A petition is currently circulating on Change.Org, to which I think it would be helpful if we could all add our signatures.  

Please see below an English translation, along with the link to where you can sign:

"Kim, I feel helpless in this situation: they have occupied what was my father's house, I have not been able to enter it for a year. Please help me by signing and sharing to ask for a Law that avoids these situations."

"President of the Government Pedro Sanchez

"For an Anti-Occupation Law: against harm to owners and neighbors.

"When my father passed away last year and I inherited the house he lived in, I naturally inherited his mortgage as well. In that house my father lived with his sentimental partner with whom they had not married. After trying to negotiate with her, a lock change caused me to lose all my rights to that floor. Since then I have to continue paying for water, electricity, the community of a house that I do not use and if I stop doing so, the law says that I am "coercing" the person who lives there. It's my flat, and it's occupied.

"Although most of the cases are reported of occupations have to do with apartments owned by banks or investment funds, there are also cases of families whose main residence or second residence is occupied. Many of us are affected by the crimes of trespassing and usurpation contained in articles 202 and 245 of the Penal Code and in article 27.2 of the Civil Code. However, the consequences of these crimes fall on the victims and not on the criminals, who seem to have all the rights and zero obligations.

"In the judicial administrative journey that a person suffers when their home is occupied, they are, for example, having to pay for lawyers and attorneys in long judicial processes in order not always to be able to recover the property. Also, as we say, the humiliation of having to pay for the utilities that someone else is using.

"There are also many indirect victims who, although they have not occupied their homes, do have to live surrounded by squatters: with people who do not respect the rules of coexistence, who charge the indirect victims with community expenses or hooks into supplies, destruction, threats, etc.

"Given all this, we believe that it is essential that the Government create an anti-occupation law to remedy the distress suffered by the victims.

"This law must include, for example, that the legal costs do not fall on us as victims, that while these properties are not at our disposal, the payment of taxes or utilities are exempted and that the owner be compensated for damages and theft."

Sign this petition now to ask the Government to process an anti-occupation law as soon as possible:

https://www.change.org/p/por-una-ley-antiocupaciones-contra-el-agravio-a-propietarios-y-vecinos

I'd also be grateful if members who are on social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., could cascade this petition as far as possible.

Kind regards,

Kim


jintymcginty51

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:40pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:40pm

Hi Kimmy , just signed it , thanks for letting everyone know about the petition . Regards Janette

tebo53

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:47pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:47pm

All signed up. Hope it works out 

Steve 

Cheryl

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:02pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:02pm

Done.

8102Mko

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:49pm

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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:49pm

Done that

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Pix Elated

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:23am

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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:23am

Done

Kenbo

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:20am

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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:20am

Done

Stevec61

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:38am

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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:38am

Done

briret

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:39am

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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:39am

Well done Kim signed along with 41302 others I imagine the required 50000 will be achieved today

Lancelot

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:42pm

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Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:42pm

Done - thanks for linking it here.

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