One of the biggest concerns for many homeowners is dealing with the squat of a house. If this situation occurs, the National Police explains that the supply of water, electricity or gas cannot be cut off because these behaviors could “constitute a crime”.
To prevent a house from being squatted, agents recommend exchanging means of contact with neighbors to be able to be located and warned in the event of an attempt to commit this crime, not to publish images of holiday projects or to install security mechanisms such as, for example, that the door cylinder is “pre-cut”.
However, whether action was taken or not, cases of squat in our country. This is when a legal procedure begins which can last several months until the squatters are evicted.
As explained by Zarzo Estates“If you can prove that the squatters have occupied your property in the last 48 hours, the police can carry out the eviction without the need for a court order.” Furthermore, they point out that the legal process begins where legal action can be taken civilly for eviction or criminally for the crime of usurpation of real estate.
The time needed to evict a squatter in Navarre
However, the deadlines for resolution and definitive removal of squatters from housing can vary.
According to data from General Council of the Judicial Powerin 2023 to Navarreverbal possession procedures for illegal occupation of housing lasted an average of nine months. In 2018, it was 3.6 months.
This data is also collected by the real estate portal Idealista, which adds to these verbal procedures the appeals of convictions in the Provincial courts in civil proceedings. In this case, the CGPJ places them in Navarre at an average duration of 5.2 months.
According to this calculation, in Navarra the total duration would be 14.2 months on average.
