They have lived in a roadhouse in Sa Scafa for 36 years. Over time, they have cared for and renovated it. But they have never received any type of authorization. And so today, two elderly people, aged 74 and 72, risk forced eviction and losing the place where they have spent their lives . This is the human story at the heart of the ruling by the Sardinian Regional Administrative Court, which rejected the appeal filed by two occupants against the order by which Anas (National Roads Authority) had ordered the release of an old roadhouse on Via dei Calafati , in the area of the road that once served as the main road to State Road 195.
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) upheld the legitimacy of the ANAS eviction order , which required the two elderly people to vacate the home within 30 days. The couple had lived in the property for over 36 years and claimed to have renovated it over time, making it habitable and maintaining it in good condition.
On April 15, the judges temporarily suspended the eviction, considering the applicants' age, their health, and the fact that it was their only residence . However, in a ruling published on October 14, the Regional Administrative Court rejected the appeal, recognizing Anas' right to recover the property.
At the heart of the dispute was the legal status of the old roadhouse on Via dei Calafati, in the area of the road that once served as the main road to State Road 195. According to the Regional Administrative Court (TAR), these buildings remain state property until formally excluded from the public domain . The transformation of Anas into a joint-stock company, therefore, did not remove its powers to recover them in the event of unauthorized occupation.
The judges also ruled out the possibility that the decades spent in the home and the work carried out could allow the couple to acquire ownership by adverse possession. The objections regarding the failure to notify the initiation of the proceedings and the lack of information regarding the property's future use were also rejected: .
