The news given today that the government has issued a VKM to seize the floors built without permission is the next joke from the field of the rule of law.
People have been arrested for repairing the roof of the hut and have also been jailed. Laws and VKM have been made for constructions without permission. It has been publicly promised that the builders can no longer bring the state to its knees, that only the floors or additions will not be considered "unauthorized construction", but the entire building if there are deviations from the initial project. It has been promised that the whole chain that has made it possible without legality will be punished, from the architect who threw the firm to the inspectors, and today, today it is said that "we are worried by this recent phenomenon. If by recent we mean the last 30 years we are fine.
Before starting work in the first term, the new government was worried about illegal constructions and promised to return to legality and put an end to the number of illegal constructions and additions.
Around 9 years ago, the action started to end the ugly phenomenon of the disfigurement of neighborhoods and cities.
August 18, 2013
"Stop Renemitpikecom is the space where each of you can contribute to the vital battle against the cancer of territorial abuse on the coast - and in your city", wrote Prime Minister Rama on the new website, 9 years ago. According to him, every citizen, through the mobile phone, can help the action that the new government is expected to start in September (2013) to free the coast from these constructions. "Your cell phone can become an irreplaceable weapon in this battle between the inertia of the ruin and the dream of the Albanian Renaissance. Photos or videos taken at the scene of a crime against our common property, posted in this space, will not only help us with real-time information from the territory, but will also significantly discourage abusers," wrote Prime Minister Rama last year. 2013
There were hundreds of complaints on this page. The site was closed without fanfare, but construction without permission continued and continues to this day.
Seven years later, in the words of the Prime Minister, the situation was even worse than that of 2013. After the earthquake of November 26, 2019, with 51 victims and hundreds of injured, the new law was introduced to discipline illegal constructions. The prime minister's long speech, under the shadow of the drama that happened, did not leave the slightest doubt that this time it was different and no one would dare to build a floor without a permit, but not even a brick could be placed outside the conditions of the permit .
January 20, 2020
"Let all the builders of Albania come together, let them become enemies with us and do whatever they want, they will no longer have any flexibility. And they will no longer have any flexibility from this governing majority and I hope from others who are here, that this has nothing to do with left-right politics, this has to do with something very basic for the integrity of the state.
That's why I took the floor, to make it clear to the public that our legal measures, regarding what should follow November 26 as a lesson for the future, do not stop at this law that we are adopting today, which is necessary and has many elements that were missing in the legislation and which is useless, in case we do not supplement it with criminal measures for the entire construction chain and in case we do not put it once and for all with a vote here and with a stamp in the legislation notebook Albanian, that every building for which a construction permit is obtained and when the construction permit is violated, demolished or confiscated, the person who built it cannot enjoy it.
With this law and this warning from the prime minister, only a fool could dare to build without a permit.
But 16 months later in the Assembly of the SP, the Prime Minister returns to the issue of constructions without permission and where? On the coast.
May 14, 2021
As soon as the police and the inspectorate turn their backs from the center, there are some mayors who continue their avaza, (for constructions without permission) this is unimaginable and if I wasn't waiting for SPAK to do some bigger work and establish order priorities, maybe I would be the one to make the denunciation today, but I have no idea how to add SPAK's work towards this political family when I see that the balance, not in the political aspect, but in the aspect of law, is distorted", said Rama.
June 1, 2021
"I want to convey the message to all those who are in serious violation of the law, to read the Criminal Code, and immediately take measures now, because it will be late until Monday, to avoid the confrontation. To read the code what awaits them at the moment when the violation is found and when they have to face the law. Second, I want to make it very clear to the entire chain that is involved in these constructions, from the simple workers, that according to the Criminal Code, they are all part of the guilt and responsibility. Everyone will be stopped and penalized."
Today, 15 months after the last warning, we again talk about three options left to builders (developers) for floors without permission. Three options? Actually the builders will respect the fourth option.
When you throw it at me once, it's your fault, when you throw it at me a second time, it's mine. So far, a group of builders have thrown 100 times to the government.
The word has no more weight because it has been wasted. The government's warnings resemble the Chinese's 1724 warning to the US for airspace violations….
The law has no force because it is not taken seriously by the Prime Minister in the first place. The law here has become a matter of interpretation. And this interpretation is made by the builders themselves. It is NOT just about unlicensed add-ons. The most egregious case, the most egregious case and the most unfortunate case is: vkm forcing builders to pay 10 years insurance for the buyer. Even this legal initiative was taken after the earthquake of 2019. The builders, in cooperation with notary thugs, passed this payment on to vulnerable buyers. The Ministry of Justice holds seminars on this issue instead of firing notaries and issuing standard contracts to leave no room for builders to write the law. A responsible prosecutor would open a criminal case for this desecration of the law. The judge would punish notaries, administrators, builders, inspectors. But this scenario today is closer to fantasy than reality. Millions of euros collected as a gift by this VKM for an insurance that provides nothing are turned into lobbying tools to continue the illegality and mocking and trampling on unprotected citizens. This abusive bill, like anything else, is paid by the consumer.
According to the law, the buyer must pay the municipal tax that the builder must pay, because the notary does not see the law and the interests of the parties, but the interest of the builder. The relevant ministry together with other institutions close their eyes again and talk about legality and the fight against corruption.
It was required by law in 2019 that 3% of the new built surface should go to the homeless, again builders and municipalities interpreted and applied the law in a creative way and the fact is today that 4 years after the adoption of the law, no homeless family is sheltered. The others are dokrra hini.
It is interesting that after every speech of the prime minister (over the years) about illegal constructions, there are actions that last at best 2-3 weeks. An inspector or builder is arrested. And then, as "time" calms down, the message follows, "Thessaloniki up and down, as it was, will be"
Therefore, today's VKM for the seizure of floors without permission is news that will pass in less than three days. Nothing will happen, because nothing has happened. In vain that they are tired of the new VKM and in vain that something that no longer even makes you laugh has become news.
Today, with VKM enthusiastically announced, builders have three options: a) fine, b) gift of meters without permission, c) seizure. Builders will choose the fourth option. d) you will not get anything.
Maybe, maybe with the raising of satellites that will control the territory, and with the purchase of some "Bajraktar" drones (with the drones being a little careful not to crash into the unauthorized floors of the 40-story towers) - no one will dare to build without a permit. , as it has done for these 30 years, including the 17 years that the Socialist Party has governed.