Glossary
This page contains a brief glossary of enforcement terms with short descriptions of their meanings. Additional information is available on our website.
D
A demand for payment is a request sent by the enforcement service for the voluntary payment of a debt before taking enforcement measures. The demand is usually sent by post or into the electronic enforcement service together with the enforcement notification.
E
Enforcement fees include the scheduled fee paid by the debtor and the disbursement fee paid by the creditor. Enforcement fees are remitted to the State.
The first letter sent to the debtor when a debt enters enforcement proceedings. The enforcement notice specifies the debt being collected and its amount, among other things. A demand for payment is sent together with the enforcement notice.
A general term for public officials working in the enforcement service who have jurisdiction over individual enforcement matters.
In an eviction, a person is forced to move out of their flat. A person can be evicted for reasons such as rent arrears or causing repeated disturbances. An eviction case is opened when a court accepts a lessor’s application for eviction.
G
The debtor’s income is garnished and property attached until the enforcement debt is paid. Garnishment seeks to ensure payment of the debt being collected.
I
If a debtor has no income or property with which to pay their debts in enforcement, they are found to be insolvent and an impediment is registered for enforced collection.
P
If the debtor has no income or property with which to pay their debt and is found to be insolvent, the creditor can ask for the matter to be entered in the passive register. If enforceable property is later found, it will be attached for the payment of the passive receivable if there is no impediment to doing so.
The minimum amount left to the debtor for the costs of living after the garnishment of wages, pension or other recurring income.