Eviction carried out on Gran Canaria despite protests

Woman with two children evicted from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria home

A mother and her two children are being evicted from their flat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and have no alternative accommodation.

13 Oct 2026, 14:06 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria 1 min read

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In Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the police evicted a woman and her two children from their flat due to unpaid rent.
The judicial authorities carried out the eviction shortly after 12.30 pm and refused to grant a postponement, despite the family's unresolved housing situation.
Several dozen local residents and activists from the Derecho al Techo platform protested in vain against the eviction.

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On Tuesday, the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Local Police and the National Police evicted a woman with a four-year-old and a 16-year-old son from a property in the Pedro Infinito neighbourhood under a court order for non-payment of rent, as they found no evidence of vulnerable circumstances.

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The court officials carried out the eviction shortly after 12.30 pm, having deemed the reports submitted at the last minute regarding the situation facing this family, who have no alternative accommodation, insufficient grounds to postpone the measure.

The eviction order, sought by the property owner, was carried out amidst protests by several dozen local residents and housing rights activists who had gathered in Hoya del Rosario Street, organised by the citizens‘ platform ‚Derecho al Techo‘. EFE