Overview

• José Elías, founder of Audax Renovables and La Sirena, is accused of building a two-story mansion, pool, and padel court without municipal permits in a protected forest park in Tiana.
• The property lies within land classified as non-urbanizable under two special protection plans safeguarding its ecological, landscape, and historical significance.
• Local police documented unauthorized earthworks, tree clearing, and partial demolitions starting in 2018, despite municipal stop-work orders being issued.
• In May 2025, the Public Prosecutor's Office filed a criminal complaint, and Judge Elisabet Loscos has formally opened a pre-trial investigation into urban planning offenses.
• If found guilty, Elías faces up to four years in prison, fines, and a court-ordered demolition of the illegal structures.