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Fuerteventura family halts Costas eviction at Cueva de la Negra

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Fuerteventura family halts eviction at Cueva de la Negra

The family that owns the house at Cueva de la Negra, in southern Fuerteventura, which is subject to a demolition order, has managed to halt the eviction and sealing of the property after the State Coastal Authority (DemarcaciÃŗn de Costas del Estado) failed to comply with the notification deadlines set by the court. Shortly before 11.00am this Monday, officers from the Civil Guard and the Ministry for Ecological Transition arrived at the property, owned by Pascuala Roger, intending to carry out the planned operation: entering the building and rendering it unfit for the uses prohibited under the Coastal Act.

Legal team blocks entry over missed deadlines

After more than half an hour of discussion, the family’s legal representatives succeeded in stopping, for the time being, entry to the property on the grounds that the five working days’ notice required for notification had not been observed, given that Friday was a public holiday in Fuerteventura.

Pascuala Roger PÊrez, aged 80, told Canarias Ahora a few days ago of her deep concern and fear at the possibility that Costas might demolish her home, which the family says has more than a hundred years of history and formed part of a settlement of fishing families, as recorded in historical documents from the area.

Demolition originally scheduled for August

The demolition had initially been scheduled for 26 August, but was halted after the Cabildo de Fuerteventura adopted precautionary measures to suspend the demolition of the dwelling, with the aim of preventing possible irreversible damage to cultural and archaeological heritage. The house is located in PÃĄjara, facing the sea and next to a Guanche archaeological site, specifically a shell midden. Small and single-storey, it has stone walls up to a metre thick. It is a traditional construction linked to the coastline since its origins and was used seasonally.

Canary Islands Government warns of heritage risk

The Government of the Canary Islands, meanwhile, sent a letter to the State Coastal Authority warning of the risk of destruction to cultural heritage if the demolition planned for this Monday went ahead. Last Friday, 18 September, it emerged that Contentious-Administrative Court No 6 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria had admitted for processing the appeal lodged by Pascuala Roger against the order authorising entry to the property at Cueva de la Negra.

Family calls for more support from the island’s authorities

The owner’s children, Martín and Ana FrancÊs, expressed satisfaction at winning another battle against Costas by halting the eviction and sealing, although they acknowledged that the demolition is still going ahead. They therefore called for more support from the island’s authorities, whose absence they lamented this Monday at Cueva de la Negra.

Speaking to EFE, Martín FrancÊs also denounced double standards at the State Coastal Authority, arguing that the law is not the same for everyone: “what applies to a hotel on a beach does not apply to a house from 1910.” For Martín, the demolition of the home would be a message from Costas to every other house, “because for them heritage and memory mean nothing.” He added that the demolition would set a precedent, and that it is important to see this action through, because otherwise it would set the opposite precedent: “that we can defend ourselves,” he concluded.

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