Homeowner Associations 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, composed 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 February (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. Groups who attended the meeting:

MALAGA

Asociación Provincial de viviendas Irregulares…………… President, Mª del Mar Vazquez

Asociación Save Our Homes de la Axarquía (SOHA)…….President, Philip Smalley

ALMERIA

Abusos Urbanísticos Almanzora No (AUAN)………………….President, Maura Hillen

CADIZ

Federación de Asociaciones Las Lagunas de Chiclana……..VicePresident, Manuel Hidalgo

Asociación de Afectados por Sanciones Urbanísticas………. President, Manuel Hidalgo

CÓRDOBA

Mac. De Juntas de Compensación Alamiriya………………….. President, Antonio Avilés La Altea………………………………………………………………………. President, Julio J. Cortés

La Gorgoja II…………………………………………………………… President, Antonio Fernández Las Perlas……………………………………………………………………… President, Araceli Frias Córdoba La Vieja………………………………………………………………………. President, Maite Polo

La Forja………………………………………………………………….. President, Manuel Castillo Fontanar de Quintos…………………………………………………………………… President, Angel Patilla

Santa Clara……………………………………………………………… President, Francisco Cabello

Carmen Ribera Baja………………………………………………….. Representative, Rafael Luque

Paseo al Puente Hierro…………………………………………….. Co-ordinator, Emilio Berná

Rabuda del Castillo………………………………………………….. President, Francisco Castro