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Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis
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MADRID, Sept 23 - Police evicted an 87-year-old woman on Wednesday from her Madrid home of more than seven decades despite hundreds of people protesting outside and the government criticising the eviction order, in a dramatic new flashpoint of Spain's housing crisis.
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government → evict → crisis
After being given just 30 minutes to leave with only essential belongings, Maricarmen Abascal was eventually removed from the building on a stretcher accompanied by social services officials and driven away in an ambulance as supporters chanted "Maricarmen, you're not alone!" and "Murderers!"
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The case highlights mounting pressure on long-term tenants in major Spanish cities, where soaring rents, gentrification and a shortage of affordable housing have fuelled social and political tensions.
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rents → highlight → tensions
The apartment in the capital's affluent Retiro neighbourhood had been acquired by an investment fund that sought a steep increase in her rent.
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Maricarmen's lawyer, Beatriz Duro, said court officials and representatives of the investment fund, Urbagestion, had refused to suspend the eviction despite a pending court filing, humanitarian appeals and evidence that public authorities were working to secure alternative accommodation.
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Urbagestion did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Urbagestion → respond → comment
Duro said an anonymous individual had offered to cover the rent payments, but the landlord declined to sign a new lease.
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"I've lived here for 71 years and I don't want to leave," Maricarmen told reporters on the eve of the eviction.
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Maricarmen → live → eviction
The eviction sparked tense scenes outside the building, where police forcibly removed protesters blocking the entrance.
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Reuters witnesses saw officers dragging and pushing demonstrators, lifting some by their arms and legs as they cleared the doorway.
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Spain remains divided over how to tackle a worsening housing affordability crisis.
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The left-wing coalition government has pushed for stronger tenant protections and wider rent controls, but has struggled to secure backing in a divided parliament, while the conservative-led Madrid regional government has favoured a more market-oriented approach.
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government → push → approach
Madrid's regional leader, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, is embroiled in a scandal regarding her government's purchase, via a public real estate agency, of a €6.3 million ($7.2 million) luxury penthouse.
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leader → embroil → penthouse
The opposition accuses Ayuso of seeking to use the property as her personal residence while bypassing public spending and transparency rules, which she denies.
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Referring to that scandal, activists at Wednesday's eviction shouted: "Ayuso's penthouse for Maricarmen!"
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