The pressure from neighbours and the social mobilisation that has taken place against the family that has occupied a semi-detached house in the Colinas de San Antonio II development has ended up expelling these people who settled on Friday in this municipality of Camp de Túria. According to sources from the San Antonio de Benagéber Town Hallyesterday afternoon the mother of the four children who had moved into this house in the Mata Parda Street called the ambulance due to a medical problem related to her pregnancy and an ambulance came for her. All the family members got on board and were taken to La Fe Hospital, where she was treated.
At that moment the Neighbors walled up the housewhere the family, after the hospital, He never came back. The Local Police maintain a constant surveillance device in the area to avoid more squatting in these urbanizations, with a high number of chalets that were left empty after the real estate crisis and that little by little they are being sold. In fact, this development has been without tenants for years -as the resident families pointed out- and in the last year townhouses have been sold. At this time and according to the main real estate portal, These homes are already close to 350,000 euros.
The house that has been squatted in San Antonio de Benagéber. / Laura Silleras
The neighborhood has been mobilized since it was confirmed on Friday that the family had moved into this home after several men had been roaming the street during the past week. In a matter of In 24 hours they changed the lock, removed the alarm – it was not working – and the thermostat and a father, a mother and their four children moved in.Neighbors said the woman was pregnant.
Residents of La Pobla
The demonstrations in front of the house have been daily since Saturday. Every day the residents They have tried to pressure them into march, amidst death threats from the family. The San Antonio de Benagéber City Council showed its support for the neighbourhood and reported that they were looking for a home for them. In fact, the councillor Luis Trejoexplained to the media that this family had been residing in a social housing in Pobla de Vallbona where Sareb had expelled them. Precisely, Sareb, owner of this semi-detached house and another one in the development, He also offered them another house and a hostel until they could find one, but the family declined to move..
