In April, people successfully blocked the eviction of Iwona from her home in the center of Warsaw. Her flat was privatized and the company which now owns the building wants the tenants out so they can speculate on the real estate. (A video of the blockade is here: http://lokatorzy.info.pl/udana-blokada-eksmisji-na-ul-hozej)
Iwona has been struggling with the city to get social housing. She was offered a small, one room flat (16 meters) but as he is an invalid and has a teenage son, she is demanding the two rooms that she is legally entitled to, or a room large enough that it can be divided. (She even offered to pay for that herself.)
On May 28, about 50-60 people supported her with a demonstration at the local council. However, on May 31, members of the Tenants' Defense Committee were called by Iwona to go back to the council. The city has decided to reject her request.
The bailiff will try to evict Iwona again next week and again we will try to block this. However, we have information that the city is intent on cracking down on this type of action and will mobilize the police against us.
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