> ## 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. # Tenants' Union Rally to Block Eviction in Sant Andreu - URL: https://barna.news/tenants-union-rally-to-block-eviction/ - Published: 2026-09-30T08:42:59.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-30T09:00:12.000Z - Description: Residents are urged to join a protest Thursday morning against the planned eviction of a long-term tenant on Otger street. - Author: Barna.News - Tags: housing ## Protest Set for Thursday Morning The Tenants' Union has called for a rally in the Sant Andreu neighbourhood of Barcelona to prevent the eviction of Maricarmen, a resident who has lived in her flat since 2017\. The demonstration is scheduled for 08:30 AM on Thursday, 1 October 2026, outside her home on Otger street. According to a statement shared via the union’s social media, Maricarmen has made repeated attempts to negotiate with the landlord, all of which have been rejected. The union described the eviction attempt as unjust and urged public support to halt it. > She has repeatedly tried to negotiate, but the response has always been negative. Now she faces a second eviction attempt. Let's stop it together! ## Broader Housing Pressure Campaign This local action forms part of a wider campaign by the Tenants' Union of Catalonia, which has warned of escalating measures if national housing policy does not change. Enric Aragonès, spokesperson for the union, stated on 28 September that the group is in talks with labour unions about a possible general strike focused on housing rights, including demands for automatic rental renewals, rent freezes, and a legal mechanism to halt evictions for vulnerable individuals. The call references the case of an 87-year-old woman named Maricarmen evicted in Madrid’s Retiro district, whose plight has become symbolic in the movement. --- ## UN Intervenes in Other Barcelona Evictions The situation in Sant Andreu follows recent intervention by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which requested the suspension of two evictions in Barcelona. One involved an 84-year-old man in the city centre; his removal was halted by Judge Yolanda Lucia Arrieta on Tuesday, 29 September, to “avoid irreparable damage.” The second case concerns a family of four, a couple and their children, aged 9 and 13, also in Sant Andreu, who had faced eviction at 12:30 PM on 29 September. While that action did not proceed, no formal legal suspension was issued, and a new date could still be set. The local housing union confirmed the family has lived in the flat for over ten years but lost their lease after a change of ownership. Activists stress that both cases highlight systemic vulnerabilities and the urgent need for structural housing protections. --- *Reported by metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, catalannews.com, democrata.es, macba.cat, Metrópoli Abierta - Urban Life.* --- ### Related on Barna.News - [Housing Protesters Block Barcelona Entrances](https://barna.news/housing-protesters-block-barcelona/) - [Barcelona Evictions Down 56% in Decade](https://barna.news/barcelona-evictions-down-56-in-decade/) - [Housing Decree Faces Hurdles Over Eviction Ban](https://barna.news/housing-decree-faces-hurdles-over/) - [Illa Slams 'Classist' Eviction of 87-Year-Old](https://barna.news/illa-slams-classist-eviction-of-87-year/)