An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
An 87-year-old woman in Madrid, whose eviction sparked widespread protests, has reached a deal to return to her home. The incident has prompted the Spanish government to introduce new housing measures to protect vulnerable tenants and regulate the real estate market.
Why it matters
The case has become a symbol of the housing crisis in Europe, forcing legislative changes to address rising costs and tenant protections.
MADRID — The 87-year-old woman at the center of the most high-profile eviction case in Spain in recent years will return home, her lawyer said Tuesday.
María del Carmen Abascal has been hospitalized since she was carried out on a stretcher from the apartment where she had lived for seven decades on Wednesday. Her case has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets in recent days and led the government to present measures to address the country's housing crisis. It remains to be seen if they go far enough to appease protesters.
Abascal, who has become widely known as simply "Maricarmen," accepted a deal with the company that owns her apartment in the upscale Retiro neighborhood to return home as soon as she is discharged, her lawyer, Beatriz Duro, told The Associated Press.
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