Elderly disabled woman evicted after 71 years allowed to return home following protests
- Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was evicted on a stretcher from her Madrid apartment after living there for more than seven decades, sparking protests across Spain.
- Abascal reached a preliminary agreement to return under an eight-year contract with monthly rent of €450 to €500.
- Protesters established a camp of more than 100 tents in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol and demanded stronger tenant protections, including rent controls and automatic lease renewals.
- The Spanish government approved proposed measures including an eviction ban until 2030 and automatic tenant-contract renewals, but Parliament must still approve them.
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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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