Andorra Court Orders €4,000 Payout for Delayed Eviction Case
Superior Court rules judicial delays violated godmother's rights amid eviction battle with TheGrefg's company, compensating her after 2020 apartment.
Key Points
- Superior Court finds undue delays in Batllia eviction process, awards €4,000 to godmother.
- Case stems from 2020 purchase by TheGrefg's company; tenant claims verbal rental agreement.
- Court halted eviction; building left exposed during renovations, making home uninhabitable.
- Lawyer plans suits against company for breach and judge for mishandling.
Andorra's Superior Court has ruled that a judicial process suffered undue delays, ordering the Batllia to pay €4,000 in compensation to a godmother from Escaldes-Engordany who faced imminent eviction.
The case dates back to August 2020, when a company owned by Spanish content creator TheGrefg purchased the apartment block where the woman lived and sought to evict all tenants. She refused to leave, claiming a verbal rental agreement with the previous owner entitled her to stay. Meanwhile, the new owner began renovation work that left the building's enclosures open, exposing her home.
The woman challenged both the eviction order and the failure to secure the premises pending a court decision. The Superior Court eventually halted the process and has now found the overall handling unjustifiably prolonged, breaching her rights, according to a resolution reported by RTVA.
Her lawyer announced plans to explore legal action against the property company for breach of contract, citing prolonged uninhabitable conditions in the apartment. The attorney also indicated interest in holding accountable the Batllia judge who oversaw the initial proceedings, following the Superior Court's description of the case management as "disconcerting."
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