Early yesterday morning in Almuñécar the Guardia Civil moved in to inform squatters that they are being evicted from luxury housing complex within Citasol (Taramay).

The complex, which was completed in 2010, is called, Urbanización Almuñécar Hills, and after the Almuñécar/La Herradura developer came into difficulties, the banks took the property. The complex consists of over 30 dwellings many with pools.

This was just another development that cropped up during the building bubble and fell foul of the economic crisis of 2008 when the housing market collapsed.

The eviction has been going through the courts for some time but finally came through so the Guardia Civil, Policía Local and court officials began carrying out the convictions, which will continue today, the 9th with another ten properties. The eviction of all the dwelling should conclude by Friday.

Some of these dwellings (chalets, etc), which were never put on the market, have been illegally occupied for nearly a decade. Yesterday’s police action was to notify the people in these houses that they are being evicted so that they had a chance to move their things out.

(News/Noticias: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia – Photo: Marilo)