Overview
- Her forcible removal on Sept. 23, when police carried 87‑year‑old Maricarmen out on a stretcher, provoked large marches and a sustained encampment in Puerta del Sol.
- Lawyers, the building owner Urbagestión and Madrid city officials reported a deal that would let Maricarmen return under an eight‑year lease with rent capped at about 30% of her income, subject to her ratification.
- The Supreme Court had backed Urbagestión by finding the old 'renta antigua' contract extinguished because a second subrogation was not allowed and Maricarmen’s 50% disability did not meet the 65% exemption that can block eviction.
- The Sánchez government moved a housing decree to the Council of Ministers for rapid approval, but its content is disputed inside the coalition and protesters demand stronger guarantees such as automatic renewals and tighter eviction limits.
- Reporters and editors link the episode to a wider affordability crisis driven by chronic under‑supply, tourist short‑term rentals and investor concentration, and commentators call for a broad state pact while small landlords warn strict rules could shrink long‑term rental supply.