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Protests have occurred in Madrid and other Spanish cities over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman named Maria del Carmen Abascal, who faced a rent increase from approximately $570 to $1,880 per month. Her landlord offered to cap her monthly payments at around $570 for eight years, but this compromise has not fully satisfied protesters demanding broader tenant protections. Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government plans to extend existing tenant safeguards through 2030, though the measures are expected to face opposition from conservative parties and may not meet all demands of activists.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In Madrid, Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who had lived in her apartment for over seven decades, was forcibly evicted on Wednesday by riot police. The eviction followed a sharp rent increase of 275% by the investment firm Urbagestión after the building changed ownership in 2018. Despite protesters barricading the door with furniture to delay the eviction and hundreds gathering outside to protest, police used force to enter her home and removed Maricarmen on a stretcher to an ambulance.
Maricarmen’s lawyer, Beatriz Duro, criticized the authorities for not providing alternative housing or protective measures for tenants. The case highlights Spain's growing housing crisis, with soaring rents, gentrification, and a shortage of affordable homes leading to public outrage. Following the eviction, thousands marched in Madrid on Saturday demanding anti-fraud rules, tenant protections, and bans on evictions without guaranteed alternatives. Protests also occurred in 16 other cities, underscoring widespread concern over housing conditions across Spain.
Written for “Spain Housing Crisis Evictions Protests” on 2026-10-05,
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Large protests have erupted in Spain over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman who is set to return to her Madrid home, her representatives said.
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representatives → erupt → home
The lawyer representing Maria del Carmen Abascal, known across Spain as Maricarmen, said on Tuesday that the real estate firm offered to reduce her rent back to its pre-dispute rate.
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firm → represent → rate
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Under the deal, her monthly payments would be capped at about $570 for the next eight years, taking up roughly 30 percent of her pension.
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payments → cap → pension
This is the latest development in an ongoing saga that started with her eviction last week.
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that → start → eviction
Maricarmen became the face of Spain’s deepening housing crisis after an international investment fund bought her building and hiked her rent by more than 200 percent to roughly $1,880 a month, a move aimed at pushing out the long-term tenant to make way for lucrative tourist apartments.
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fund → become → apartments
Madrid’s tenants’ union organised protests and encampments in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square, drawing tens of thousands of demonstrators before spreading to dozens of other cities.
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union → organise → cities
Upon the announcement of the landlord’s offer, the union celebrated what it described as a “historic win” in a post on X.
The government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responded to the outcry by presenting a package of measures scheduled for a parliamentary vote this Friday.
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government → celebrate → vote
The proposal most likely to secure approval extends expired tenant safeguards through 2030, shielding vulnerable residents like Abascal from eviction over that period.
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proposal → secure → period
The package falls short of the protesters’ demands and is likely to face opposition from conservative parties more sympathetic to landlords’ interests.
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package → fall → interests
According to Spain’s central bank, the country is roughly 755,000 homes short of demand, a gap that could widen to a million units by 2028.
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