The number of evictions in the Balearic Islands rose to 227 during the third quarter of 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 20.7%, according to the report on the effect of the crisis on the judicial bodies published by the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ).
Of the evictions recorded, 183 were the result of proceedings related to the Urban Leases Law (LAU), while 31 were derived from foreclosures and 13 were due to other causes. Evictions due to foreclosures are the ones that have grown the most in year-on-year terms, with an increase of 93.8%. Those related to the LAU rose by 16.6%, while evictions for other reasons decreased by 13.3%, according to the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB). Although the Balearic Islands does not figure among the communities with the highest absolute number of evictions -led by Catalonia, Valencia, Madrid and Andalusia-, the archipelago ranks first in relative terms. In the procedures derived from the LAU, the Balearic Islands has a rate of 14.8 evictions per 100,000 inhabitants, surpassing Catalonia (12.8), the Canary Islands (11.8) and Asturias (10.1). In addition, the community leads the national statistics in verbal possession trials for illegal occupation of dwellings, with a rate of 2.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. In the third quarter of the year, 31 cases of this type were registered in the Balearic Islands, 63.2% more than in the same period of 2023.
Foreclosures and dismissal lawsuits on the rise
During the same period, foreclosures in the Balearic Islands increased by 103.7%, reaching a total of 110. At the same time, claims for dismissal in the Social Courts increased by 14.3%, to a total of 824 cases. However, claims for payment fell by 7.1%, with 574 cases registered, reflecting a slight improvement in this area.
