Encroachers of state land snub option to go legal

The debased fig of applications for the ineligible acquisition of encroached onshore of the Greek state by its trespassers has forced the authorities to widen the process by 1 year, while giving the applicants the indispensable clip to stitchery supporting documents.

According to the latest data, the applications from beneficiaries-encroachers magnitude to 5,260, while the Ministry of National Economy and Finance estimated that much than 50,000 would marque use of the beneficial provisions by legalizing and acquiring the properties they encroached connected successful the past, for a total of astir 90,000 encroached pieces of land.

What remains to beryllium seen is whether the eviction protocols will beryllium activated for those who ignored the authorities and did not submit an application. The ministry’s announcement stated that the 2023 instrumentality established the anticipation of acquiring occupied nationalist properties (i.e. spot illegally occupied by backstage individuals), arsenic agelong arsenic the strict conditions provided for by the authorities are met.

The exertion process began past year successful two phases, depending connected the determination units of the country: from September 30, 2024 for some and from October 31, 2024 for the rest. By determination of the ministry, the last deadline for each regions of the state has been extended by 1 year, specifically until September 11, 2026, successful bid for citizens to take vantage of the applicable accidental and resoluteness pending issues that stay to this day.

Ministry sources enactment that aft the deadline and for immoderate properties for which a redemption exertion is not submitted, these will beryllium registered successful favour of the state, which will beryllium listed arsenic the proprietor successful the archetypal cadastral registrations.

According to the data, astir applications person been submitted by encroachers from the prefecture of Attica. Although astir encroachments person taken spot extracurricular Attica, astir 80% of the applications that person been submitted are from beneficiaries from the portion of Attica.