The family of Joaquim Álvarez recovered their home in Aigüesverds, Reus, on May 13, after almost five years of occupation and a legal process that has dragged on until this month. The house has been left in poor condition and without utilities, so the owners cannot use it again immediately.
The case leaves one of the main contradictions of the conflict. The home has already been returned to its owners, but the recovery does not put an end to the problem, because the family now faces the cost of repairing the property after years of not being able to use it.
The family recovered the house on May 13 after almost five years
The dwelling is located in the Aigüesverds area and has remained occupied for nearly five years. On May 13, Joaquim Álvarez's family was able to re-enter the property after completing the judicial process that had blocked the return.
Joaquim Álvarez maintains that the process has had an economic and psychological impact on his family environment. In addition to the duration of the procedure, he criticizes the slowness of the system and the shortcomings that, in his opinion, the judicial response in these types of cases suffers from.
The damages exceed 40,000 euros and the house has no utilities
When the family recovered the property, they found a deteriorated dwelling without basic services. That state now forces them to undertake reconstruction work before deciding what use to give the house again.
The owner calculates that the accumulated losses exceed 40,000 euros since the beginning of the occupation. To that amount, he adds the wear and tear that, according to his complaint, the family has endured during these almost five years.
Now, with possession already recovered, the next step is to repair the Aigüesverds property and assess its future. Joaquim Álvarez estimates the economic damage caused during the occupation period at more than 40,000 euros.