
Granada joined 40 other cities across the country with protests in favour of affordable housing; something that is unattainable for the majority of young people.
This coming Monday there will be a protest in Salobreña to thwart planned evictions that will affect four families.
Spanish law governing the banking system, which hasn’t changed since the late 1800’s, gives the banks a very unjust leverage. Probably unique in Europe there is no Non-Recourse Debt on mortgages.
The Mayor of Salobreña, together with representatives of other municipalities, signed an accord with the Junta de Andalucia entitled, Programa Andaluz en Defensa de la Vivienda.
There was a case about a week ago in the north of Spain, where firemen refused to carry out a request made by the police over an eviction case. It has had resounding consequences.
It is possible for citizen to push through affairs to be debated in parliament; it’s just a question of collection half a million signatures…
The Salobreña Town Hall has announced that it will close down its bank account in any bank that carries out evictions.
Furthermore, the Mayor, Gonzalo Fernández, says that he will give instructions to the municipal police not to participate in any eviction unless their presence is specifically ordered by a judge.
News now on the Romanian campsite, which we reported on last month – well it’s gone, but the circumstances behind the ‘eviction’ have caused quite a bit of controversy, especially as the municipal elections are just around the corner, of course.
A new law has come into force: the law 19/2009 of 23rd November regarding measures to enhance and streamline court processes for rentals and the energy efficiency of buildings. The new legislation attempts to streamline the proceedings to evict tenants who do not pay their rent.