Madrid evicts 87-year-old disabled woman after rent dispute
Police used pepper spray to clear protesters as Maricarmen Abascal was removed from her home of 70 years following a Supreme Court ruling.
KEY POINTS
- 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal evicted after 70 years in Madrid apartment
- Supreme Court ruled against her rent-controlled lease succession in March
- Rent demand rose from 440 euros to 1,650–2,650 euros monthly
- Police used pepper spray on protesters; woman removed on stretcher
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it a "social tragedy"
An 87-year-old woman with a recognized disability was evicted Wednesday from her Madrid apartment where she had lived since 1956. Maricarmen Abascal was carried out on a stretcher by emergency services and taken to an ambulance while hundreds of protesters clashed with riot police outside.
The eviction followed a March Supreme Court ruling that voided her rent-controlled contract after the property owner challenged the lease succession. Abascal had paid 440 euros monthly; the new owner demanded a rent increase to between 1,650 and 2,650 euros, which her defenders said she could not afford.
“It is a social tragedy that we cannot accept.”
Police deployed pepper spray to disperse activists blocking the building entrance in the Retiro district. The operation succeeded on the fourth attempt after judicial commissioners gained access around 11:00 AM; Abascal was removed two hours later.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the eviction as a "social tragedy" during a UN General Assembly appearance in New York. The case has become a flashpoint in Spain's ongoing housing crisis, with tenant unions organizing the protest.
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