And debts for communal expenses can now lead to a house being auctioned off, as the relevant new legislation is in place and has been activated.
The story of Dimitra Kalvi, presented on Open, fits into this context, while at the same time defying all logic, as she claims to have lost her home in an auction for a debt of €881.42 in utility bills.
As she herself stated, she was in dispute with the apartment building management over the cost of some damage that had been done, requesting receipts to ensure transparency.
The husband of a woman who was on the management committee decided to take legal action, and so in 2020 she received a seizure order.
In the meantime, the lawyer representing the woman who works for the municipality was in contact with the management committee and had reached an «informal» verbal agreement, which never went ahead because the lawyer suffered a heart attack, resulting in the other side seizing the opportunity and moving forward with the process.
The house in Patisia was put up for online auction and was purchased by an interested party at the starting price, as she herself states.
