Lleida has seen another family eviction linked to the housing crisis, after a family with four minor children left a flat in Carrer Ciutat de Fraga yesterday, according to their lawyer. The family had lived in the property, owned by an investment fund, since 2020.
The lawyer said the eviction process was not properly notified and that formal objections were filed. The judge rejected those claims, including an appeal for nullity based on an alleged breach of the family’s right to defence.
According to the lawyer, the judicial notice was issued on 3 June and delivered by being slipped under the door, with the eviction set for one week later. The family asked for the eviction to be suspended, but the Lleida Court of First Instance rejected that request, the lawyer said.
The family also asked the court to request a vulnerability report from the Paeria, Lleida’s city council, to check whether they qualified for protection. The lawyer said the request was refused, while the Paeria’s social services also tried, without success, to stop the eviction. More local news
During the operation, Mossos d'Esquadra officers, the judicial commission and the property’s procurator warned the family they could be forcibly removed if they did not leave voluntarily. They were also told the children could be taken to a centre, according to the lawyer, who said the family left because they feared that outcome and had no alternative housing.
The family left at midday when three Mossos patrols arrived to enforce the order. They were upset but did not resist, and said they had little time to collect their belongings. Two members of the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages, PAH, helped them and advised them to apply for emergency housing. In a related case, a single mother from Mangraners also faces an eviction threat, although that order was not carried out and social services are working with her and her child.
