MARICARMEN ABASCAL
MARICARMEN ABASCAL Spain's housing crisis has become one of the country's most urgent social issues . In September 2026, the story of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid brought the question of housing, eviction and social protection into the spotlight . Maricarmen Abascal had lived in the same apartment in Madrid's Retiro district for 71 years . Her parents originally rented the property in 1956, and Maricarmen subsequently continued living there. After the property changed ownership, a prolonged legal dispute developed over whether she could remain in the apartment under the existing rental conditions. Eventually, a final eviction was scheduled for September 2026. The case attracted considerable public attention because of Maricarmen's age, her extraordinarily long connection to the apartment and her financial circumstances. Supporters argued that removing an elderly woman from the home where she had spent most of her life would leave her in an extremely vulnerable posi...