In Spain, according to data from the General Council of the Judiciary, the average time needed to evict a squatted house is 23.2 months.
One of the fears of owners of their home, whatever its use, is that … being squatted To avoid these cases, the police generally recommend giving an appearance of normality and habitability, such as placing decorative elements outside or using special cylinders for doors.
Advice from a consultant to avoid squatters
Agents are not the only ones giving advice on preventing squatters from entering. A consultant, known on social media as @lawtips, shared six tips on his TikTok account to prevent these cases.
“Always have handwritten copy of the documentsreceipts… proof that you live in this house and that they are not visible to the public. squatters“, he emphasizes. This consultant points out that one of the ways squatters use these documents against the owner if they are left in an unsafe place is to “draw up a false contract”.
Another tip is to “fit an anti-squatter door or lock”. But this social media user recommends not just stopping at the main door but reinforcing the windows: “When you leave, always closed”. Likewise, he emphasizes the importance of having an alarm connected to the Police: “If they act quickly and catch them as they enter, there are recordings, etc. This is resolved immediately.
In this sense, he emphasizes that it is important to have trusted neighbors “who will let you know if they hear noises”, a two-way measure.
In case they have entered the house, this user recommends contacting “an eviction company that does it right, legally controlling entry.” Finally, he insists on the fact that it is first necessary to resort “to civil procedures rather than criminal procedures because they are much faster and less expensive”.
The video, posted online last month, sparked various reactions among social media users. Many users shared their opinion and said that the law should be toughened for this type of case and that it protects the owner more.
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