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.
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
CONCLUSIONS
1º THE MEETING WAS DESCRIBED AS VERY POSITIVE.
2º AGREEMENT WAS REACHED TO CREATE AN ANDALUCIAN FEDERATION OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THE LOUA.
3º THERE IS A COMMON DESIRE TO DISSOLVE THE DECREE TO REGULARISE HOUSES ON RUSTIC LAND IN ANDALUCIA BECAUSE IT DOESN’T SOLVE ANYTHING.
4º MEETINGS WILL BE REQUESTED WITH POLITICAL PARTIES TO EXTRACT A COMMITTMENT FOR A SOLUTION ONCE AND FOR ALL.
5º TO GROUP INTEND TO PREPARE A POPULAR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO DEMAND A DEBATE ON CHANGES TO THE LOUA AS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 111 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ANDALUCIA.
6º PROTEST MARCHES ARE PLANNED: THE FIRST OF WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN ORGANISED BY APVI FROM MALAGA AND IS PLANNED TO TAKE PLACE ON THE 28/02/2012 BEFORE THE PARLIAMENT OF ANDALUCIA IN SEVILLE.
7º ABOVE ALL THE ASSOCIATIONS WANT MODIFICATION OF THE LOUA (LEY 7/2002 DE 17 DE DICIEMBRE)