Mari Carmen decree halts eviction even though tenant left, leaving a brothel behind
A tweet describes an eviction suspension under RDL 39/2026 even though the tenant claimed to have moved out and left third parties in the flat. What the rule means.
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RDL 39/2026 allows evictions to be suspended even if the tenant has abandoned the property and is not answerable for whoever remains inside. The case is told in a tweet that claims the tenant turned the flat into a prostitution venue.
The first known suspension under **RDL 39/2026** has come with an awkward detail: the tenant had already moved out. It is told in a tweet by **Marta Martín**, describing a proceeding halted even though the tenant claimed not to be responsible for the third parties he left inside the flat.
## What the tweet says and what it doesn't
The text states that the suspension took place even though the tenant said he had left and would not take responsibility for whoever occupied the property afterwards. It also claims the flat had become a prostitution venue. These are the claims of the tweet's author, not facts confirmed by any court ruling in the message itself.
The label of "transsenstrans brothel" is a derogatory description. This article does not reproduce it as its own nor extend it to any group: it refers, if anything, to a use of the property as a prostitution venue.
## A rule designed for a different scenario
**RDL 39/2026** is part of the measures protecting vulnerable households from evictions. Its logic is to halt the eviction when people would lose their home, not when the contract holder no longer lives there.
That mismatch is what the tweet points out: if the tenant has left, the protection falls on occupants he himself left behind. According to this account, the rule does not distinguish between someone residing by right and someone who arrived later.
## The practical problem for the landlord
The owner is left without possession, without rent and with a stalled proceeding. The suspension does not terminate the contract nor condemns anyone: it only delays the eviction.
Habitatge would have to make the deposit, the tweet notes with irony. In other words, the administration would assume the cost while it is clarified who is liable. If the original tenant does not show up, the path to compensation becomes complicated.
All of this are claims from a tweet, not a court ruling. Any decision on evictions or liabilities requires a lawyer.
The first known suspension under **RDL 39/2026** has come with an awkward detail: the tenant had already moved out. It is told in a tweet by **Marta Martín**, describing a proceeding halted even though the tenant claimed not to be responsible for the third parties he left inside the flat.
## What the tweet says and what it doesn't
The text states that the suspension took place even though the tenant said he had left and would not take responsibility for whoever occupied the property afterwards. It also claims the flat had become a prostitution venue. These are the claims of the tweet's author, not facts confirmed by any court ruling in the message itself.
The label of "transsenstrans brothel" is a derogatory description. This article does not reproduce it as its own nor extend it to any group: it refers, if anything, to a use of the property as a prostitution venue.
## A rule designed for a different scenario
**RDL 39/2026** is part of the measures protecting vulnerable households from evictions. Its logic is to halt the eviction when people would lose their home, not when the contract holder no longer lives there.
That mismatch is what the tweet points out: if the tenant has left, the protection falls on occupants he himself left behind. According to this account, the rule does not distinguish between someone residing by right and someone who arrived later.
## The practical problem for the landlord
The owner is left without possession, without rent and with a stalled proceeding. The suspension does not terminate the contract nor condemns anyone: it only delays the eviction.
Habitatge would have to make the deposit, the tweet notes with irony. In other words, the administration would assume the cost while it is clarified who is liable. If the original tenant does not show up, the path to compensation becomes complicated.
All of this are claims from a tweet, not a court ruling. Any decision on evictions or liabilities requires a lawyer.
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