Six 'squatted' houses in Xàbia to do business
A few weeks ago, the case of a family who had been unable to come to Xàbia on vacation due to being 'squatted' in their home, became known. After negotiations, the owners gave an economic amount to the 'squatters' to abandon it.
This story could remain in an isolated case, but as Xàbia.com has been able to know from testimonies close to those affected, as a result of a question asked by the Popular Party in the plenary session, it has not been a 'squatting' but six, the who have registered in the xabiero municipality in order to obtain financial compensation.
The houses chosen by the group, supposedly organized, to carry out these 'squats', are large houses, with all kinds of services, located, most of them, in open residential areas: Partida Castellans, Cuesta San Antonio and Puig Molins They are some places where there is evidence of appropriation, a group of people, some of the private properties.
According to the data obtained by this means, the damages caused in the 'squatted' houses are of great cost, one of the owners coming to lose around 5.000 euros (3.000 euros that he paid to the squatters and 2.000 euros in damages).
The first 24 hours
The first 24 hours of illegal usurpation are essential to be able to act. Although in some of the actions of these houses in Xàbia, the change of padlock has been immediate, giving notice to the security forces of the entry of people to private property at the time of the usurpation, can prevent them from taking possession of it and we have to wait, years, for the legal route to determine the end of the Squat.