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2 clusters · 5 sources · 16 days · First seen 27 days ago · Last updated 12 days ago

Urbagestión tenant eviction dispute

Overview

A dispute between the company Urbagestión and a tenant, María del Carmen Abascal, has moved toward a resolution following legal rulings and public pressure. Initially, the Provincial Court of Madrid and the Supreme Court ruled that the tenant’s previous contract had expired in 2007.

Following accusations from the Sindicato de Inquilinas and criticism from Spain’s Housing Minister, Isabel Rodríguez, the company owners reached an agreement to allow the tenant to return to her Madrid residence. The owners, Ricardo and Fernando Alonso, defended their firm against being labeled a ‘vulture fund,’ stating they faced harassment such as receiving ‘boxes of cockroaches’ at their headquarters.

After mediation with the Madrid Municipal Housing and Land Company (EMVS), a new lease agreement was established. The terms provide for an eight-year lease, extendable by three years, with rent capped at 30% of the tenant’s net income.

Entities

Urbagestión · Sindicato de Inquilinas · Ricardo Alonso · EMVS · Isabel Rodríguez

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[○ 1 SOURCE] Urbagestión offered María del Carmen Abascal a new lease agreement in writing in January 2024.
[○ 1 SOURCE] A new lease agreement was reached for eight years, with an option to extend for another three years.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The rent under the new agreement would not exceed 30% of the tenant's net income.

Timeline

12 days ago

[INTERNATIONAL] 3 sources
Urbagestión reaches new lease agreement for elderly tenant in Spain
Urbagestión reached a new lease agreement for an elderly tenant in Spain following political criticism, while a similar housing crisis involving steep rent hikes affects an elderly resident in Florence.
27 days ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
Urbagestión owners reach agreement with tenant following eviction dispute
Owners of Urbagestión have reached an agreement for a tenant to return to her Madrid home for 500 euros monthly, following a legal dispute and allegations of harassment against the small company.

Sources

cantabriadiario.com · cronicadecantabria.com · es.euronews.com · infolibre.es · okdiario.com