World & BusinessProtests follow eviction of 87-year-old from her Madrid home of 71 years
EL PAÍS reports that Maricarmen Abascal was removed on a stretcher after a rent dispute. Her landlord had raised the rent beyond her €1,350 monthly pension.
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EL PAÍS reports that police evicted Maricarmen Abascal, 87, from her Madrid apartment on September 23, 2026, on their fourth attempt. She spent that night in hospital receiving treatment for exhaustion, stress and anxiety.
According to the newspaper, owner Urbagestión raised her monthly rent from €500 to €2,650, later lowering it to €1,650—still above her €1,350 pension. The dispute concerned a rent-capped lease originally signed by her father in 1956. Abascal initially won in court, but an appeals judge overturned that ruling and Spain’s Supreme Court ultimately sided with the owners.
EL PAÍS reports that the central government put attendance at the Madrid protest at 10,000. The Not One More Eviction campaign also called demonstrations in six other Spanish cities.
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Protests follow eviction of 87-year-old from her Madrid home of 71 years
EL PAÍS reports that Maricarmen Abascal was removed on a stretcher after a rent dispute. Her landlord had raised the rent beyond her €1,350 monthly pension.
TLDR
EL PAÍS reports that police evicted Maricarmen Abascal, 87, from her Madrid apartment on September 23, 2026, on their fourth attempt. She spent that night in hospital receiving treatment for exhaustion, stress and anxiety.
According to the newspaper, owner Urbagestión raised her monthly rent from €500 to €2,650, later lowering it to €1,650—still above her €1,350 pension. The dispute concerned a rent-capped lease originally signed by her father in 1956. Abascal initially won in court, but an appeals judge overturned that ruling and Spain’s Supreme Court ultimately sided with the owners.
EL PAÍS reports that the central government put attendance at the Madrid protest at 10,000. The Not One More Eviction campaign also called demonstrations in six other Spanish cities.