Maricarmen Case: 70 Years Renting, Expired Subrogation
Maricarmen paid €480 for a 90m² flat in Sainz de Baranda. The Supreme Court upheld eviction; her contract expired in 2007.
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Maricarmen: 70 Years Renting, €480, and Supreme Court Eviction
Seventy years of paying rent are not enough to keep it. The Supreme Court has upheld the eviction of Maricarmen, who for nearly two decades paid €480 for a 90 m² flat in Sainz de Baranda, one of Madrid's most expensive neighborhoods. The case begins with a document signed by her father in 1956 and ends in court.
The legal sequence is relentless. The father signed the contract; upon his death, the mother subrogated. When she passed away in 2005, Maricarmen made a second subrogation. The law only allows this second extension for two years, unless there is a 65% disability. She has a 50% disability. This is the basis for the ruling.
The building is not hers. According to the case details, the owner—a small company—offered to sell her the property and later proposed a rent of €1,650 per month. Maricarmen's pension is around €1,400.
Is This Just Another Eviction or a Politically Motivated Setup?
This is where the case enters politics. Some argue it's an opera staged to push through a decree limiting property rights. Other messages claim Maricarmen was a civil servant whose salary could have afforded a mortgage. The property, according to another message, was not bought by a vulture fund.
The Figure Some Doubt: 83,000 Pesetas a Month
Skepticism surrounds the original rent. The idea that a 1956 contract set the monthly rent at 83,000 pesetas—about €500—sounds impossible to some.
Seventy years of paying rent are not enough to keep it. The Supreme Court has upheld the eviction of Maricarmen, who for nearly two decades paid €480 for a 90 m² flat in Sainz de Baranda, one of Madrid's most expensive neighborhoods. The case begins with a document signed by her father in 1956 and ends in court.
The legal sequence is relentless. The father signed the contract; upon his death, the mother subrogated. When she passed away in 2005, Maricarmen made a second subrogation. The law only allows this second extension for two years, unless there is a 65% disability. She has a 50% disability. This is the basis for the ruling.
The building is not hers. According to the case details, the owner—a small company—offered to sell her the property and later proposed a rent of €1,650 per month. Maricarmen's pension is around €1,400.
Is This Just Another Eviction or a Politically Motivated Setup?
This is where the case enters politics. Some argue it's an opera staged to push through a decree limiting property rights. Other messages claim Maricarmen was a civil servant whose salary could have afforded a mortgage. The property, according to another message, was not bought by a vulture fund.
The Figure Some Doubt: 83,000 Pesetas a Month
Skepticism surrounds the original rent. The idea that a 1956 contract set the monthly rent at 83,000 pesetas—about €500—sounds impossible to some.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (19 replies).
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