Factsheet for measure
IT-2020-12/993
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Updated
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Suspension of evictions
Sospensione degli sfratti
Background information
Among the measures taken by the Italian government to deal with the crisis that the country is experiencing due to COVID-19 pandemic, Law Decree n. 18 of 17 March 2020 (art. 103) provided for the suspension of evictions, both residential and non-residential, until 30 June 2020. The term was later postponed to 31 December 2020 by an amendment to Law Decree n. 34 of 19 May 2020.
Content of measure
The Law Decree n. 18 of 17 March 2020 (art. 103) provided for the suspension of evictions, both residential and non-residential, until 30 June 2020, in order to cope with the COVID-19 health crisis and mainly avoid social hardship. According to the measure, the execution of the property release measures is suspended. It is, therefore, not possible to carry them out until the date indicated. The term was later postponed to 31 December 2020 by an amendment to Law Decree n. 34 of 19 May 2020 presented by the parties Leu (Free and Equals) and PD (Democratic Party) in the Parliament's Budget Commission.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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30 December 2020
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In order to support people and to grant them a safe home in the persisting COVID-19 emergency, Law Decree No. 183 of 31 December 2020 extend the suspension of evictions to 30 June 2021.
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28 October 2020
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In order to support people in the context of a second wave of COVID-19 contagion, Law Decree No. 137 of 28 October 2020 (art. 4) extend the suspension of evictions to 31 December 2020.
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Use of measure
No information available.
Target groups
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Workers
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Businesses
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Citizens
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Does not apply to workers
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Does not apply to businesses
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Applies to all citizens
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Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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No special funding required
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No involvement of social partners.
Views and reactions
Giorgio Spaziani Testa, president of Confedilizia (the association of home owners), strongly criticised the extension of the suspension of evictions arguing that
"the blocking of evictions is an irresponsible act and an insult to property rights".
Sources
