The opposition party Más Madrid on 10 November 2026 called on Madrid Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida to immediately halt all evictions by the municipal housing company Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo (EMVS). In a letter addressed to the EMVS, the party calls for all ongoing and scheduled enforcement actions against demonstrably vulnerable households to be suspended and for a binding protocol to be established to prevent housing loss.
As the legal basis, Más Madrid in the Real Decreto-ley 29/2026cites the so-called “Decreto Maricarmen”. The decree obliges public authorities to assess the social circumstances of those affected before an eviction and to seek suitable alternative accommodation. Where no such alternative is available, proceedings are to be suspended. Accordingly, the party calls on the EMVS to apply for already scheduled dates to be suspended in pending court cases and to halt all administrative recovery proceedings where vulnerability exists and there is no reasonable alternative.
The letter, which elDiario.es reports on, also includes EMVS procedural figures, according to Más Madrid: 98 eviction proceedings were initiated and 132 concluded during the current year. The group cites these figures as evidence of an urgent need for action. It also calls for interdisciplinary support teams comprising social workers, legal advisers and mediators to assist households at risk of eviction and assess alternatives at an early stage. The aim is “cero desahucios” – no evictions – for demonstrably vulnerable families in municipal housing.
The initiative follows recent decisions by Madrid courts to suspend evictions in several cases. Público reports on rulings that explicitly refer to lessons from the case of 87-year-old Maricarmen, which sparked political debate about public authorities’ social protection duties. The legal framework is also the subject of ongoing disputes between the city, regional and central administrations; associations and parliamentary groups are debating how to implement Real Decreto-ley 29/2026 in practice.
It remains unclear whether the Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo will order the immediate halt sought by Más Madrid. In practice, the effectiveness of the protection measures depends on coordination between the EMVS, municipal social services and the courts. The figures cited come from the account circulated by the party. The existence and content of Real Decreto-ley 29/2026 have not been confirmed in Boletín Oficial del Estado documented.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).