Mallorca: Around 200 face eviction in Son Bordoy

Around 200 people in Son Bordoy, Palma, Mallorca, face losing their homes: MÉS per Palma wants the city council to halt any municipal eviction action there. The party said on Wednesday, 21 October, that it will put a motion to the next council meeting. Families with children are among those at risk, it says.

The motion would keep action on hold until each person’s circumstances have been assessed and families who need it have a suitable place to live. MÉS also wants a wider commitment that no vulnerable person is evicted without a suitable housing alternative.

The party points to the clearance of Palma’s former prison, where it says 67 people lost their accommodation without a stable place to go. Its mayoral candidate, David Pujol, says that must not happen again in Son Bordoy. He argues that unaffordable housing, rather than squatting, is Palma’s main problem.

MÉS also wants to restore all the functions of the former anti-eviction office, which it says helped more than 6,000 families under previous administrations. It criticises the People’s Party for merging the service into a combined housing and anti-squatting office.

The motion calls for an urgent internal investigation into a possible leak of personal information about Pilar López, 65. She spent two months living in her car after being evicted. Her case became known after she attended Palma city council and Balearic parliament meetings. MÉS wants any responsibility established by the investigation referred to the relevant authorities.

Topics: Housing · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com