Overview
- Two unidentified people pepper-sprayed a house manager outside Habersaathstraße 48 on Tuesday morning, according to police.
- The assault followed a large Monday operation in which police searched 12 apartments and enforced at least one eviction, finding only one unit occupied.
- Roughly 70 people protested during the operation, and pyrotechnics were thrown at officers from the neighboring address at No. 46.
- The complex has housed formerly homeless people, activists and refugees who moved into long-vacant flats following a 2021 arrangement involving the district and owner, with courts later recognizing tenant‑like status that constrains eviction.
- Energy supplier BEW has notified that heating will end at the close of October, and a court spokesperson has confirmed additional eviction proceedings are ongoing.