Overview
- Mariano Ordaz, 67, whose previous four eviction dates were suspended, was removed from his lifelong La Latina flat on Thursday after the court commission arrived under police protection.
- National Police cordoned off Calle Carnero before the commission entered, while two activists hung from the building’s façade to slow the operation and city firefighters brought them down safely.
- Tenant organizers accuse officers of trying to enter before the court officials and ignoring mediators, and the Madrid government delegation says police followed judicial instructions and that any misconduct would be reviewed.
- The landlord, the Venerable Orden Tercera, says it acted lawfully to recover a property slated for renovation, while union leaders say it rejected a rent adjusted to Ordaz’s sub-€1,000 pension after years in a home that had rented for about €600.
- City social services (Samur Social) took Ordaz for temporary help after the eviction, and housing groups tie the renewed pace of launches to Parliament’s late‑April vote ending part of an eviction moratorium, pledging to keep public pressure on the case.