Overview
- Mariano Ordaz, 67, was evicted Thursday after an hours-long standoff on Calle Carnero, as police forced the door and city social workers took him to temporary care.
- Dozens of neighbors gathered from early morning, two activists hung from the roof to block access, and firefighters set a safety mattress and later took the activists down.
- The Government Delegation said police secured the area under court instructions and pledged to review any excess, while the tenants’ union alleged officers tried to enter before the judicial commission and removed mediation teams.
- The flat belongs to the Venerable Orden Tercera de San Francisco, which cites planned renovations, and Ordaz and the tenants’ union say he can pay a lower rent but the owner refused a social-rent deal.
- The confrontation has energized a new network called Afectados por los curas and could focus attention on Madrid’s eviction playbook after Spain’s recent end to expanded anti-eviction protections.