Deal for evicted Spanish pensioner as PM seeks new housing law
A Madrid pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests that have piled pressure on the government to resolve Spain's housing crisis can return home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said on Monday. Unaffordable housing has been a running sore for years in Spain, but the outcry over last Wednesday's eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal thrust the crisis to the…
An 87-year-old Spanish pensioner, Maricarmen Abascal, who was evicted from her home and sparked nationwide protests, is returning to her apartment under a new deal with the property owners. The eviction, which occurred last Wednesday, became a symbol of the housing crisis in Spain, where unaffordable housing has been a long-standing issue.
Abascal, who is wheelchair-bound and had paid her rent for 70 years, was removed from her home on a stretcher and became a rallying point for demonstrators who have set up around 100 tents in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. Her lawyer, Beatriz Duro, stated that the agreement reached with the property owners would result in a similar monthly rent to what Abascal had previously been paying.
The government, led by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, is seeking to pass a new housing law to address the crisis, but the coalition lacks a majority in parliament, making the success of such legislation uncertain.
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