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Published 3 November 2026, 09:35
Balcão do Arrendatário e do Senhorio
The "Tenant and Landlord Desk" is the state service that handles the special eviction procedure (procedimento especial de despejo). The landlord files the application here; the tenant receives the notice from here, and that starts the clock on the deadline for objecting.
Where you come across it. Rental disputes, eviction, recovering unpaid rent.
The deadline for objecting is short, and missing it means losing the flat. If the tenant applies for free legal aid (apoio judiciário), the deadline is suspended.
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