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The first assessment is generally positive for the new law against squatters. It facilitates the process and allows you to call a bailiff. 85% of removal procedures were successful last year, but some situations still remain Kafkaesque. This is the story of Sophie Masson: squatters have occupied her apartment for six months.
This is the story of a real estate investment that turns into an endless mess. Since the departure of the previous tenant at least six months ago, Sophie Masson’s apartment has been illegally occupied by squatters. For a year, a new law should allow the owner to recover her apartment in just a few days. A simplified eviction procedure which requires a complaint for “home invasion”, the finding of the squat by a judicial police officer, and proof of address.
Problem for Sophie Masson, no officer found the squat and the prefecture does not recognize proof of residence. An incomprehensible situation for the plaintiff’s lawyer. According to the deputy behind the law, state services are still struggling to apply it. Nevertheless, in 2021, out of 196 deportation requests, 172 were carried out.