By Vangelis Dourakis

Double checks to identify those who either did not clean or falsely stated that they clean their plots come shortly after the deadline for submitting the relevant statements: the “bells” for those who are caught in the “leeks” are “heavy”. To date, nearly 400,000 cleaned plots have been declared. The deadline expires on June 15 and as the government clarifies in all tones … there will be no other extension.

Following this date, two audit routes begin: one concerns the complaints controlled by the Fire and the other through the procedures provided for gross municipalities.

What should the owners do gross plots

Now, owners of land and open spaces are obliged to clean their real estate of dry grass, branches and other flammable materials with the time -limit this year expire on June 15, 2025.

They then have to declare it electronically in the National Register of Preventive Fire Protection Measures https://akatharista.apps.gov.gr/.

After the deadline and for the duration of the firefighting period this year and each year, the debtors must: keep their properties clean, remove dry and broken trees and branches, remove dry leaves and grass, Cutting materials, objects and waste, to collect and carry all cleaning residues safely.

Under a recent JMD, the Fire Department has the power to carry out the audits and impose fines on complaints on the platform and are related to gross plots.

In particular, in the case of non -cleaning or false declaration, or non -submission of a statement – even in the case of a net plot – the projected penalties are imposed, the owner’s expense of the expense is being cleared on his own initiative while the competent authorities are informed.

Which services do the checks

Complaints are not controlled by municipalities but the Fire Brigade, which detects the problem, imposes the fine and indicates to the municipality the need for cleaning. The cost is imposed on the citizen.

Municipalities, however, carry out sampling checks at least 5% of statements related to real estate within their administrative limits.

According to Civil Protection, sampling of municipalities and complaints are prioritized according to the risk of each property. For example, the real estate that is adjacent to forests, hospitals, schools, industries, inaccessible points, etc. are first checked.

It is recalled that the obligation of the cleaning of the plots is owned by owners, usufructants, employees or property of real estate who are located:

– within a plan or settlement, even without a plan

– within 100 meters of the limits of the above,

– Outside and have a building if they are not forest.

It should be noted that the debtor’s electronic statement that the property is cleaned is necessary. Its non -submission is fineeven if the property is clean.