This stated that he had voluntarily handed over the key to the apartment he had been occupying. It made clear that he had not asked for any money to make him leave, that no civil or criminal action should be taken against him, and that the hotel should not demand payment for any damage.
The Guardia Civil have adopted a waiting game. Officers have in effect surrounded the premises, preventing anyone from entering or leaving (except to finally vacate the apartments that have been occupied). There is neither water nor electricity, though - as the images here show - drinking water is being smuggled in, albeit with some difficulty.
The management has erected a wooden fence. The individual passing bottles of water over this has been identified as one of the first people to have occupied the Sol y Mar. He was unable to return because of controls that the Guardia had set up.
It is cold inside the aparthotel. Without electricity, the hope is that the three remaining squatters will end their resistance and leave. How long this may take remains to be seen.
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Morgan WilliamsIf you say so.
Richard PearsonIt's not a left/right tribal thing. That's your populist programming oozing out.
Morgan Williams“Possession must have begun justifiably in good faith” This is what Britannica says about Uscapio. Moving into or staying in a property that doesn’t belong to you without paying adequate compensation is not what the Romans or other cultures had in mind. What they had in mind was taking possession of something that had been abandoned for a certain period of time, and we are talking years here, not 48 hours. If I left a bike in a rack for months and months, and it disappeared, I, and anyone else, would consider that to be uscapio and not theft. Capisce ? And please, try and stop lecturing to us, more specifically me, as if we were all brainless idiots. Thank you
Richard PearsonWe all know that whatever you don't like was cause by the tribal "them" (the "left", in your case) but... Squatters rights, based on the legal principle “adverse possession”, has been around since the time of the Romans. Roman law called it “uscapio”. It became part of English Common Law in the mid 17th century and Europeans adopted it for inclusion in the Napoleonic Code in 1804. Since the idea of “squatters rights” predates the “political left” by 1800 years or so, I would say the premise of your statement is demonstrably false. Nor is it a Spanish thing. In fact, squatters rights exist throughout the western world. Yes, even in right wing Texas. It's a stupid, outdated concept which today has become nothing less than legalised thievery, and even a "profession". But it wasn't one political tribe or another that invented it. That's just wishful thinking on your part.
As it seems the anti-okupas law, allowing fast track of such cases, has been approved and published in the Spanish Official Bulletin. This will come into effect April 3rd, 2025, when this 15 days so-called 'fast tracking', would cut off the 24 months period to solve matters like this. The above being said if the 'okupas' are taking over your residence you may need alternate residence arrangements for only 15 days, once the law becomes effective. https://euroweeklynews.com/2025/01/04/okapis-law-introduced-fast-track-eviction-process-in-spain-to-combat-squatters/ Hopefully the hotel squatters would leave before April 3rd, when this law comes into effect.
IsaBelaThe VOX party and it’s voters have been demanding it for years, but the general populace, mainly liberal left-wingers and diehard socialists as well as some contributors to these pages, consider it and them to be too right wing for the common good of the country.
When will people demand changing the law that entitles burglars to taking over someone else's property after 48 hours? And who actually claims benefits from that law?
How long before any burglars caught in the act in empty places just sit down and claim squatters rights.
Stop their supplies and then don't let them out.
Why have the guardia civil set up patrols,as if it were a privately owned flat/ house that had been squatted they would do zero!