Mallorca car park: court win, but no repairs yet

Mallorca residents in Lloseta are still waiting for repairs to their car park after almost 20 years of trouble using their spaces. On Wednesday, 11 November, one of the residents who took the case to court said work had not begun and the claimants had not received their compensation. Eight of the 36 residents in the publicly subsidised housing building on Teatre street sued the Balearic Housing Institute (Ibavi) in December 2021.

The residents wanted the institute to fix the car park and pay them compensation. Ibavi denied there were defects and said the building project had met legal requirements.

Court orders repairs and compensation

A court in Palma ruled in January 2025 that the parking spaces were not fit for their intended use. It ordered Ibavi to pay for work on the entrance and exit, obtain the necessary permits and licences, and arrange authorisation for vehicle access.

The court also awarded each claimant €2,000, except for two people who jointly own one space and were awarded €1,000 each. The residents appealed, saying the payments were too low. The Balearic Islands Provincial Court rejected their appeal in May and upheld the ruling.

Repairs put out to tender, but no work yet

Ibavi put the access work out to tender in July for €73,000, with a planned construction period of half a year. But a claimant said on Wednesday that the work had still not started and the compensation had not been paid.

The residents want Ibavi to say when it will carry out the repairs and pay them. For now, they are focusing on getting the court ruling enforced rather than bringing another case.

Topics: Court cases · Housing · Lloseta · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com