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87-Year-Old Spanish Woman Allowed to Stay in Madrid Home After Protests
Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman evicted from her Madrid apartment after 70 years due to unaffordable rent hikes, has reached an agreement with her landlord to remain in the property. According to RTVE, she will now pay rent equal to 30% of her monthly pension, allowing her to stay for at least eight more years if she accepts the offer. Her lawyer, Duro, described the outcome as positive but lamented that it occurred only after Maricarmen was carried out on a stretcher amidst protests where police used tear gas. The case sparked mass demonstrations in Madrid and Barcelona against Spain's housing crisis, which includes a shortage of 550,000 homes last year. Prime Minister Sánchez convened his cabinet to address the housing shortage, calling for parliamentary support to protect vulnerable tenants as a matter of humanity rather than ideology.
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