A recent legislative regulation, which brings significant changes in the field of civil and professional leases, has been introduced by art. 637 in the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by art. 72 of Law 5221/2025, already in force as of 1/1/2026. The new provision introduces a significant change that expands the scope of application in order for the return of the leased property so that it now also covers the cases where a lease's duration period reaches its end. Thus, in