Factsheet for measure
PT-2020-11/568
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Updated
– measures in Portugal
Suspension of evictions and of the expiration of lease contracts
Suspensão das ações de despejo e da caducidade dos contratos de arrendamento
Background information
The Law 4-A/2020 of 6 April 2020 provides for the suspension of evictions and of the expiration of lease contracts for residential and non-residential purposes.
This law makes the first amendment of Law 1-A/2020 of 19 March and the second amendment of Decree-law 10-A/2020 of 13 March, which establish exceptional and temporary measures with regards to the epidemiological situation of the new Coronavirus - COVID 19.
Content of measure
Evictions are exceptionally and temporarily suspended until the end of the exceptional situation of prevention, contention, mitigation and treatment of the epidemiological infection by SARS-CoV-2 and of the illness COVID-19. This suspension applies when the tenant may enter a frailty situation due to lack of own housing or due to other overriding social reason.
The expiration of lease contracts notably for residential purposes (but also for non-residential purposes) are exceptionally and temporarily suspended until the end of the exceptional situation of prevention, contention, mitigation and treatment of the epidemiological infection by SARS-CoV-2 and of the illness COVID-19, as determined by the public health authority, and up to 60 days upon the cessation of such measures. The production of effects of withdrawal and opposition to the renewal of lease contracts for residential (and non-residential) purposes by the landlord.
These measures are in force since 7 April 2020 but apply retroactively since 12 March 2020.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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30 September 2022
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This measure was discontinued with the implementation of the Decree-Law 66A/2022, on 30 September.
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Use of measure
Not 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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Applies to all 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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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Unknown
Involvement
Unknown
Views and reactions
Not available.
Sources
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06 April 2020: Lei n.º 4-A/2020 - Diário da República n.º 68/2020, 3º Suplemento, Série I de 2020-04-06
(data.dre.pt)
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30 September 2022: Decree Law 66A/2022 of 30 September
(dre.pt)
