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Tenant, 71, Dies During Eviction in Sesto San Giovanni, Prompting Calls for Urgent Action

Opposition figures call it proof of a widening housing emergency backed by new eviction data.

Overview

  • Police say the man jumped from his sixth‑floor balcony shortly after 9 a.m., leaving a note reading “Non ce la faccio più.”
  • The eviction was being enforced by a judicial officer with a police patrol and the property owner present, and the tenant reportedly had two years of unpaid rent.
  • AVS lawmaker Marco Grimaldi linked the death to systemic failures and pressed Matteo Salvini to deliver an urgent briefing in Parliament.
  • Interior Ministry figures for 2024 show 40,158 eviction rulings nationwide, more than 30,000 for nonpayment, with execution requests up 10% from 2023.
  • Sicet reports particularly severe pressures in Milan with 14,084 execution requests and 1,597 evictions carried out with police, as S&D in Brussels proposes €300 billion for affordable housing alongside EU data showing long‑term rises in prices and rents.