Contact: Maura Hillen
(AUAN) 661329919 or info@almanzora-au.org
Homeowners of Andalucia unite against the Juntas Decree
Associations representing some 40,000 owners of illegal homes from across Andalucia
announced the creation of a federation to fight against the Regional
Government’s Decree to regulate and clarify the situation of houses constructed
on rustic land, because they believe that “it doesn’t solve anything”.
For the first time, the homeowners, made up of both Spanish and foreigner
residents, met in Cordoba in a meeting organised by the Platforma de
Afectados por Inundaciones del Guadalquivir, a group affect by the flooding
of the Guadalquivir river.
The meeting was attended by the Federation of Associations of La Lagunas de
Chiclana (Cádiz), la Asociación de Afectados por Sanciones Urbanísticas (the
Association of those affected by Urban Sanctions) from Cádiz, Abusos
Urbanísticos Almanzora No (AUAN) from Almería and from Malaga the Asociacion de
Viviendas Irregulares (APVI) and Save Our Homes in Axarquía (SOHA). Residents
groups from Cordoba were the most numerous with representatives from La
Altea, La Gorgoja II, Las Perlas, Córdoba la Vieja and Fontanar de Quintos.
The associations described the meeting as “very positive” and announced that they
will be seeking meetings with political parties and public administrations to
look for “a solution, once and for all, for everybody”.
In addition, they announced a protest march which will take place in Sevilla on
the 28th of Februrary (Andalucia Day), organised by APVI from Malaga. Paco
Leon, president of the groups from Cordoba called for as much support as
possible for the march.
