> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # L'Hospitalet Council to Buy Block Where Javi Died - URL: https://barna.news/l-hospitalet-council-to-buy-block-where/ - Published: 2026-10-01T14:36:54.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-01T14:36:54.000Z - Description: The city council is finalising a deal to purchase the building where a 60-year-old shoe shop owner died by suicide days before eviction. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: Housing ## Council Moves to Acquire Five Buildings The Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet is finalising procedures to purchase the building housing the shoe shop run by Javi, a 60-year-old man who died by suicide on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, just days before he was due to be evicted. Municipal sources confirm the eviction was scheduled for 5 October and stemmed from unpaid rent dating back to 2024\. The council is acting to acquire this building and four others in the Samontà area of La Florida to prevent them from being sold to an investment fund. The current owner, a family-run real estate company that has managed the properties since the 1960s, notified authorities of its intent to sell. In response, the council exercised its legal right of first refusal. --- ## Planned Purchase to Be Voted Next Week An extraordinary plenary session is scheduled for Tuesday, 6 October 2026, to evaluate and approve a modification of credit that would allow the use of the 2025 budget surplus for the acquisition. The purchase is planned in two phases: two or three buildings in 2026, including Javi’s, and the remainder in 2027\. Although Javi’s primary residence was a separate apartment, acquaintances and municipal sources confirm he had recently been sleeping at the shop. Neighbours gathered outside the premises on Thursday to mourn his death. > The council had been working on this acquisition since November 2025, well before the tragedy occurred. The operation forms part of a broader housing strategy, detailed in the [Pla d’accions per a l’habitatge a L’Hospitalet](https://www.l-h.cat/gdocs/d1765137.pdf?ref=barna.news), aimed at preserving community assets and preventing speculative ownership. ### No Prior Knowledge of Suicide Risk The council stated it had no knowledge of Javi’s personal situation or mental health. Its involvement was purely administrative and preventative, focused on securing housing and commercial spaces for long-term community use. --- *Primary sources:* [*hospitaletturisme.l-h.cat*](https://hospitaletturisme.l-h.cat/oncomprar%5F3.aspx?ref=barna.news)*,* [*inventariarxiu.l-h.cat*](https://inventariarxiu.l-h.cat/index.php/planols-dels-terrenys-que-lajuntament-de-lhospitalet-de-llobregat-adquireix-d-immobiliaria-de-construcciones-urbanas-s?ref=barna.news)*,* [*l-h.cat*](https://www.l-h.cat/gdocs/d1765137.pdf?ref=barna.news)*,* [*Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet*](https://seuelectronica.l-h.cat/1190147%5F2.aspx?id=2&ref=barna.news)*,* [*CPD*](https://www.l-h.cat/gdocs/d9580195.pdf?ref=barna.news)*. Reported by ara.cat, en.ara.cat, ACN, telecinco.es, El Periódico Barcelona, La Vanguardia Barcelona, Ara Cat.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Tenants' Union Rally to Block Eviction in Sant Andreu](https://barna.news/tenants-union-rally-to-block-eviction/) - [Man Facing Eviction Found Dead in L'Hospitalet](https://barna.news/man-facing-eviction-found-dead-in-l/) - [Housing Union Occupies IMHAB to Halt Nou Barris Eviction](https://barna.news/housing-union-occupies-imhab-to-halt/) - [Elderly Couple Face Eviction After Son's Loan Default](https://barna.news/elderly-couple-face-eviction-after-son/)