Squatting is a problem that affects more and more people owners in Spain. Insecurity around this type of crime has continued to grow in recent years and the lack of measures to take to prevent this type of crime encroachments on real estate They in turn have worsened conditions in an already tight real estate market.
One of the last to suffer the consequences of these crimes was Joaquín, an elderly man whose house is located in the Schamann district, Las Palmas de Gran Canariawas squatted a few days ago by several individuals. A situation which was recorded by one of the residents of the neighborhood and which has sparked great indignation on social networks in recent days.
Several men squatted in his home after breaking down the door
In the captured images, the man, who he uses a cane to walkapproaches the door of the house to attract the attention of the squatters. According to the owner, notify the police After realizing what had happened, the criminals managed to enter the house. break the bottom of the doorvisibly deteriorated, and later they barricaded it with a board.
After this, the man rings the doorbell and one of the individuals residing in the house, dressed in a yellow t-shirt and a cap, begins to speak to the owner and another man who accompanies him. They warn him that they have called the police and ask him to take care of them: “Look, he’s an older man.”said the youngest to the squatters who invaded Joaquín’s house.
🔴Canary Islands: Moroccans squat in an elderly man’s house. This is the shitty Spain that the two-party system has left us, in which only criminals, illegal immigrants, scoundrels, squatters, defaulters and thieves prosper. Reaction of national Spain now! pic.twitter.com/ZDU5JSP5VF
– Mr. Liberal (@SrLiberal) October 18, 2024
The squatters agreed to leave after threats from the owner and neighbors.
The criminal defends himself against the accusations of Joaquín and the neighborhood residents who accompany him, arguing that the house is “squatted” and they let them know. “No, no, it’s not a squat!” This is my house!the older man replies.
The squatter does not hesitate to reproach the owner for his tone of voice, even if he happily agrees to leave: “Well that’s it, we’re going out», he said as he left his house. For his part, the owner approaches the entrance to the house to make sure the squatter doesn’t close the door and he can enter without calling the locksmith. “Leave the door open!», blurted the old man between two cries.
According to local media La Provincia, the neighborhood neighbors They joined the owner to resolve this mess without resorting to violence nor to resort to the authorities. NOW, the door to the house is already closed and Joaquín hopes not to have to relive an episode of squatting like the one that took place.
