Urbagestión agrees to let 87-year-old tenant return after weeks of protests

Mediation by the Empresa Municipal de Vivienda y Suelo de Madrid led Urbagestión to consent to Maricarmen’s return to her home, ending a forced eviction that sparked five days of protests. The tentative agreement, pending her signature, arrives as the government prepares a decree to shield vulnerable tenants from eviction. Officials from the municipal housing company, including president Jerónimo Escalera and CEO Ana de Miguel, met with Maricarmen’s attorney Beatriz Duro, a spokesperson from the Sindicato de Inquilinas de Madrid, and her cousin Vicente.

Earlier attempts to settle the dispute explored rent-subsidy schemes and the SIA program, but no solution was reached. The conflict stems from a 1956 rent contract inherited by Maricarmen, which the landlord later increased fivefold, triggering a series of legal battles and public outcry. The city later rejected Urbagestión’s proposal to transfer the property to municipal management, calling it unviable under current allocation criteria.