# Dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Madrid tenant spotlights Spain's housing crisis

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- Reuters, 2026-09-23 13:05 UTC
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- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/dramatic-eviction-87-year-old-madrid-tenant-spotlights-spains-housing-crisis-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab3ce8029ff15000114df41

> Police evicted an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home on Wednesday after she had lived there for more than seven decades. Hundreds protested outside, while the government criticised the eviction order, making the case a dramatic new flashpoint in Spain’s housing crisis.

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