Housing plan, evictions also in 15 days. 1% penalty for each day of delay arrives

If the contract has already expired (and thus falls under eviction), the judge fixes release within a period of between 30 and 60 days, leaving a margin of flexibility for the needs of the parties. An economic lever is then triggered: at the landlord's request, a sum equal to 1% of the monthly rent may be awarded for each day of delay. The judge retains the power to suspend provisional enforcement at the request of the opposing party who raises well-founded objections.

'This provision constitutes an important safety valve for the tenant,' the report goes on to explain. The new institute of the injunction does not, however, apply in the case of arrears: here the procedure remains that of validation before the judge, but a penalty of 1% of the rent for each day of delay in leaving the property is also set in this case.

On illegal occupations, the bill introduces a super-fast track for release: there will be no more going through the judge. In the presence of occupation without any title, the owner will be able to initiate enforcement even on the basis of notarial deeds attesting the right of ownership. In essence, this can be done without the need for further steps to obtain an enforcement title. The rule applies to cases of arbitrary occupation, with the exclusion of those in which there was a title that was later declared invalid. The protections for the weakest remain in the enforcement phase.

The bailiff may postpone the enforcement of the eviction only once, and for up to 180 days, 'if the enforced party has reached the age of seventy-five or is a severely disabled person or is terminally ill'.

Tightening up on notifications as well: the eviction may go ahead even if the tenant is untraceable, preventing absence from blocking the procedure, without prejudice to the possibility of opposition if the addressee proves that he or she did not have knowledge of the document.

The bill also cracks down on arrears: both the opportunities to settle the debt are reduced, from three to two in four years, and the time allowed by the judge to settle, halved to 45 days (60 in the most serious cases).

Then there is the push for digitisation.

The parties will be able to equip themselves with a digital domicile for all lease-related communications, with the aim of reducing disputes over notifications and making exchanges faster. Interventions on which the president of Confedilizia, Giorgio Spaziani Testa, expressed satisfaction: "The decision to intervene to make eviction times certain and rapid does justice to decades of demagogy with which the rights of landlords have been put on the back burner. Greater guarantees for the release of properties pave the way for an expansion of the housing supply'.