An inventory of irregular housing in the Axarquia presented by the Junta de Andalucia in March 2011 lists some 12,760 illegal buildings, most of which could become legal on January 10th 2012 as announced by the president of the Junta de Andalucia, José Antonio Griñán. However, only 22 of the 31 municipalities submitted inventories and there are some important omissions.
The list does not include illegal buildings in the likes of Vélez-Málaga, Rincón de la Victoria, Nerja and Torrox or where legal proceedings are under way, such as in La Viñuela and Alcaucín.
The mayor of Torrox, Francisco Muñoz, estimates that there in excess of 2,000 illegal buildings in the municipality and he is trying to set up an inventory system so that many of these can benefit from the security to be afforded by the ‘legalisation’ decree on January 10th.