Elderly disabled woman evicted after 71 years allowed to return home following protests
- On Tuesday, Madrid's municipal housing agency announced an agreement allowing 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal to return to her Retiro apartment under a new eight-year lease from Urbagestión, pending her formal approval.
- The September 23 eviction of Abascal, removed on a stretcher from her home of over 70 years, triggered nationwide protests after Urbagestión had tripled her rent from €500 to €2,650 monthly.
- Thousands of demonstrators marched through Madrid on Saturday, with activists continuing to camp in Puerta del Sol square; the Tenants' Union said protests will continue demanding stronger tenant protections and systemic housing reform.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's cabinet approved two housing decrees on Tuesday, including a proposed eviction ban until 2030 and stricter short-term rental regulations, though the government faces parliamentary hurdles.
- The Socialist-led minority government has 30 days to secure parliamentary support for the decrees, while analysts note Spain remains short of 750,000 homes, ensuring housing remains central to policy debate.
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After an eviction that brought thousands of Spaniards to the streets in protest, Maricarmen Abascal, 87, can return to her home in Madrid. The landlord and her lawyer have agreed on a new lease. But she herself must say yes before the deal can become a reality
Social mobilization and mediation made it possible to reach an agreement to ensure the return of the octogenarian with affordable rent.
The Spanish government announced on Tuesday the suspension of evictions from homes until 2030 and the automatic renewal of rental contracts, in an attempt to limit the crisis of housing facing Spain, in full social contest.
The eviction of Maricarmen, the 87-year-old symbol of the protests against the housing crisis and evictions, has moved something not only in the hearts of the hundreds of protesters who have gone down the street for her, but also to the high levels of the government. The decree approved this morning by the parties of the Spanish government provides protection against the [...] The article In Spain no more evictions until 2030: approved the Maric…
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