Latest news and stories about eviction in legal in Portugal for expats and residents.
The government announced that it has delivered over 28,000 homes to families as part of the Building Portugal (Construir Portugal) program, aiming to reach 40,000 by the end of the year. In a separate incident, a family in the Boavista neighborhood of Lisbon barricaded themselves inside their home on Monday to resist an eviction order.
An analysis of Portugal's housing market, contrasting the legal protections for elderly tenants under pre-1990 contracts with the broader systemic issues of the current rental crisis and government policy.
Lisbon City Council has declined to halt the eviction of a widowed mother and her two children from municipal housing in Marvila, citing a waiting list of 2,800 families and the necessity of adhering to legal rulings.
An analysis of whether the legal circumstances surrounding the Maricarmen eviction case in Spain could occur in Portugal, including a breakdown of tenancy laws.
The Maricarmen case has brought thousands to the streets in Spain and is already influencing changes to tenancy law. In Portugal, the revision of the tenancy law goes to a vote this Wednesday - the opposition is against the bill, but Chega has shown willingness to take the legislative package to committee so that it can still be amended.
The Lisbon City Council's Housing Councillor has refused to reverse the eviction of a mother and her two children from a municipal property in Marvila, stating that 2,800 families are currently ahead of her in the queue for social housing. Councillor Vasco Moreira Rato explained that the council must comply with court rulings, noting that the resident's legal challenges against Gebalis, the municipal housing management company, were unsuccessful. PCP deputy Sofia Lisboa argued that the family had been paying rent and attempting to regularise their contract following the deaths of the original tenants, but the council maintained that making an exception would be unfair to other families in need. Additionally, the council discussed the potential relocation of the historic Academia Recreio Artístico to a municipal building in Poço do Borratém.
The president of the Union of Parishes of Palhais and Coina criticised the way the woman, who suffers from diabetes, was treated.
The 80-year-old woman is diabetic. The local mayor will follow the case and says he “regrets” the outcome, declaring that everyone was caught by surprise.
Solidarity action called for Wednesday in front of Gebalis. Unemployed woman was evicted from Bairro do Condado following the death of her partner, the contract holder.
The clarification from Gebalis comes after the PCP council members at Lisbon City Council requested urgent explanations from Moedas regarding the family's eviction.
The homes of the eight families were purchased by a real estate company, which revealed that these families would have to leave at the end of their contracts. The City Council handled the 'emergency situation'.
An automatic eviction mandate, based solely on the judge's decision, is intended to shorten deadlines and reduce administrative procedures for vacating properties.
The University of Coimbra has notified the Marias do Loureiro and Baco student residences to vacate the building in Largo do Loureiro, citing structural risks. The students describe it as an eviction without guarantees of return.
João Canas, from the Movimento Porta a Porta, analyses the Government's proposal which reduces the period of rent arrears required to proceed with a legal eviction from three to two months.
The government announced on Thursday that it wants to shorten the deadline for evictions due to late rent payments to two months, instead of the three months required by current law.
In the event of repeated non-compliance, eviction proceedings may be initiated whenever there is a delay in payment equal to or greater than eight days, occurring more than three times consecutively or intermittently over a 12-month period, or more than four times within 18 months.
The Government intends to allow evictions for unpaid rent after two months of non-payment, instead of the three months currently required by law.
Eviction proceedings may be initiated whenever there is a delay in payment equal to or greater than eight days, occurring more than three times consecutively or intermittently over a 12-month period, or more than four times within 18 months.
The acquisition of 13 terraced houses and the subsequent non-renewal of lease agreements leave tenants in the Cedro area without alternatives.
The elderly man lives in the Valongo social housing estate, which was at risk of being demolished, but a court has already ruled that the residents cannot be evicted.
Third part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' from this Friday, May 1, 2026.
Second part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' from this Friday, May 1, 2026.
Fourth part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' for this Friday, May 1, 2026.
The conflict has escalated. The local authority wants to demolish the neighbourhood and double the number of housing units. Residents have lived there for over 60 years and refuse to leave. They deny that the houses are in poor condition.
Accelerating eviction processes for non-payment is another condition identified as essential to restore confidence in this market.
The Vida Justa movement stated that this was one of the evictions carried out in a “violent” manner, with a “heavy police presence,” without a prior hearing or permission for the residents to remove their belongings.
The complaint was made by the Vida Justa movement, with a municipal source indicating that one of the situations is the result of “several breaches of contract”.
In February 2025, a fire destroyed the apartment where Marina lived with her three daughters. The Oeiras City Council provided temporary housing, but the family has now received an eviction notice for March 31st.
The government has begun discussing amendments to the tenancy law and undivided inheritances with political parties. The goal is to speed up evictions in cases of rent default and to simplify the inheritance sharing regime. In this episode, we try to understand what changes will be made with lawyer Tiago Mendonça de Castro. Listen here.
