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Valencian Government Launches Wide-Ranging Plan to Tackle Home Occupation

A new phone line with support centers provides homeowner assistance alongside government pressure to repeal the state’s housing law

Overview

  • President Carlos Mazón unveiled the plan with a free 012 helpline and 103 specialist posts across existing victim assistance and Justiprop offices
  • The initiative offers personalized legal, psychological and social service support delivered through trained staff in 37 victim assistance offices and 66 municipal Justiprop centers
  • New protocols enable police to respond immediately via a 112-coordinated system and secure telematic access to property registries for faster owner identification
  • The Generalitat is urging repeal of the state Housing Law and reforms to expedite eviction procedures and enhance security force authority
  • The measures respond to a surge in complaints from 277 in 2019 to nearly 1,800 last year in the Valencian Community within a national increase to over 16,400 cases