"Loading..."

Regulating arbitariness in the time of corona-virus

afthereta smThe global situation due to the rise of the corona-virus has undoubtedly made us change significantly our way of life in recent weeks and reasonable measures have been taken to protect all of us. However, the work of the engineers has not been so reasonably limited, as a possible consequence of a general concern of the citizens who are afraid for their financial future in combination with the measures that have been imposed due to quarantine.

With the already delayed formation of the Councils and the rotating work in the urban planning due to the virus, the work of the engineers becomes significantly more difficult. Completion, if not the beginning of a settlement, becomes a rather time-consuming process where the time remaining until the expiration deadline on the 30th of June seems insufficient even if the order was given today. Given this, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has not made any official report on the extension of the deadlines, although a few days ago an extension to other urban issues was legislated with an urgent provision due to the pandemic. In particular, the extensions concern the validity of Building Permits, Approvals of Building Permits and Approvals of Small Scale Works, the submission of supporting documents for the declarations of Law 4014/2011, Law 4178/2013 and Law 4495/2017, etc.

 

There is a common feeling among engineers that it is only a matter of time before the issue of the expiration of the deadline for arbitrary people is raised that will result to an extension for the proper submission of statements. It should be reminded that with the passage of June 30, the right of owners to arrange all the arbitrariness that haw been estblished (until July 27th 2011) without any building permit or even buildings with a building permit whose arbitrary constructions exceed by 40% the urban sizes, will be lost. As for the owners of buildings with arbitrary constructions that do not fall into the previous categories, they will be required to pay heavier fines if they decide to settle after July 1, 2020. It is our duty to recommend to property owners who want to regulate arbitrary constructions or uses of property. but they are afraid to do so in the middle of quarantine to start all the necessary actions that can be taken by the house so that we are ready to proceed in time with the other procedures after the lifting of the measures.

Until then, stay home, stay safe and up to date.