Romanian Tax Agency, ANAF, requests vacated possession of the property in Sibiu previously owned by ex-president Iohannis.
Former President Klaus Iohannis Faces Another Rent and Property Dispute
In a recent development, Romania's National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) has requested former president Klaus Iohannis to vacate a property located in Sibiu and return rents from 1999-2015. This is not the first time that Iohannis and his wife, Carmen, have been ordered to return real estate properties.
Earlier this month, ANAF ordered Iohannis to return nearly EUR 1 million in rent, penalties, and interest linked to properties in Sibiu. The specific case in question involves a house located at Nicolae Bălcescu Street number 29. Raiffeisen Bank reportedly paid over EUR 320,000 in rent for the ground floor of this house.
The income from this property in Sibiu has been a recurring issue in legal battles involving the Iohannis family. In September 2024, a court ruled that they should return two buildings and the money collected from rents to the state.
It's important to note that this is not the first time the Iohannis family's property ownership has been questioned in the media. HotNews reported in November 2015 that the property at N. Bălcescu Street no. 29 was illegally owned by the Iohannis spouses. The Brasov Court of Appeal upheld this ruling.
The rapid movement of these cases appears to be since the former president resigned from his office. However, there is no publicly available information about any dispute between Romania's National Agency for Fiscal Administration and Klaus Iohannis regarding the property at N. Bălcescu Street no. 29 in Sibiu.
The amount of EUR 1 million ordered to be returned earlier this month does not include the rent, penalties, and interest related to the property at N. Bălcescu Street no. 29. The specific amount of tax obligations, income, and the value of assets related to this property is protected by fiscal secrecy.
This is not the first time that Iohannis and his wife have been ordered to return real estate properties. In fact, in September 2024, a court ruled that they should return two buildings and the money collected from rents to the state. The former presidential couple, Iohannis, reportedly used the rent money to buy three additional houses.
The case involving the property at N. Bălcescu Street no. 29 is the conclusion of a long legal battle over the property. The request from ANAF is a significant development in this ongoing dispute.
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