87-year-old spaniard loses apartment from 1956
87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal was evicted from an apartment in Madrid, where she had lived since 1956. This is the fourth time the procedure has been tried, despite protests and appeals from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal was evicted from an apartment in Madrid, where she had lived since 1956. This is the fourth time the procedure has been tried, despite protests and appeals from the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Since early morning, dozens of activists have gathered outside a house in the Retiro district to try to prevent the eviction. The National Police blocked access to the building and dispersed the protesters using pepper gas and force.
The apartment has been owned by the Maricarmen family since 1956. After the death of the parents, the lease rights were inherited twice, but after the sale of the property in 2018, the new owner, Urbagestión Desarrollo e Inversión S.L., challenged the legality of the transfer of the contract.
In March, the Spanish Supreme Court sided with the owner. The company intends to rent an apartment for 2.5 thousand euros per month, whereas previously the woman paid much less. Madrid City Hall said it had repeatedly offered Maricarmen temporary housing options.
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