Madrid Tenant Return Deal
Madrid officials reach tentative agreement to return evicted 87-year-old tenant to her apartment.
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Madrid housing officials and Urbagestión have reached an agreement that would allow 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal to return to the Retiro apartment where she lived for 70 years, after her eviction sparked protests and public attention. The deal followed more than four hours of negotiations mediated by the city’s housing company, EMVS, after a proposed route through the Reviva program was ruled out because the apartment had a mortgage and the program does not permit direct assignment to a specific tenant. One report says the new lease would last eight years, with rent capped at 30% of Abascal’s net income; other reports say the full terms have not been made public. The agreement is not final until Abascal, who remains hospitalized, reviews and approves it. Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida praised the city’s role in facilitating the agreement, while the case has added urgency and visibility to Madrid’s broader debate over tenant protections and evictions.
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Before her eviction, Abascal paid about €500 a month in rent and received a pension of roughly €1,400; the article says she had never missed a rent payment.
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With the Reviva option unavailable, the city used its Rental Intermediation Service, which offers landlords and tenants added guarantees, including insurance against missed payments and a general rent limit of 40% of a tenant’s net income.
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The Tenants’ Union took part in the negotiations and said the protest camp at Puerta del Sol would continue, warning that the issue “goes beyond that.”
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The agreement was announced just hours before Spain’s Congress was due to vote on a new housing decree promoted in the wake of Abascal’s eviction.
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