What We Know About Olga’s Case: the Eviction that Took Place in L’Hospitalet Despite Attempts to Stop It

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The day before the eviction, the neighbor went to psychiatric emergencies after threatening to take her life. Five months after the eviction, she committed suicide.

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Two stories separated by hundreds of kilometers, but linked by the same housing emergency: a 87-year-old woman who had been evicted from the house for 71 years and a 54-year-old woman who took her life five months after being evicted. Behind both cases, the debate about access to decent housing, the protection of vulnerable people and the responsibility of administrations reappears.