Several long-term tenants in a residential building in Santa Eulària are facing an uncertain future as a dispute over rental contracts reaches a new stage, with some residents already having received judicial notices linked to eviction proceedings.

The building, at number 1 Carrer del Sol, was acquired in 2021 by the German property company C3-Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG, known as C3-Primus.

The dispute dates back several years and has involved tenants, the company and the Sindicato de Inquilinas, amid concerns over the availability of affordable housing in Ibiza.

A Dispute That Began in 2023

In 2023, 16 tenant families in the building publicly opposed plans that they said would require them to leave their homes when their rental contracts expired.

According to the tenants' account, the company wanted to carry out extensive renovation work throughout the building.

Following the protests and involvement of the tenants' union, some families reached agreements allowing their contracts to be extended for periods of one or two years, with the extensions running until December 2025.

The company disputes some of the tenants' characterisation of those agreements and says the extensions were part of arrangements reached with the individual families.

Twelve of the 16 families who were involved in the original dispute have since left the building, according to the latest report.

Antonio Morales Receives a Judicial Notice

Antonio Morales, 71, has lived in the building with his family for 18 years.

His rental extension ended on 31 December 2025. Despite that, the family has continued paying €1,100 a month while looking for another home they can afford.

On 28 September 2026, Morales says he received an initial judicial notice concerning eviction proceedings. No eviction date had been scheduled at the time of the report.

Morales says his family has been unable to find another suitable home at a price they can afford.

He lives with his wife and 38-year-old daughter, who work in the cleaning sector, while he receives a retirement pension. According to Morales, the family's combined financial situation has made finding an alternative particularly difficult.

Disagreement Over Damage to the Apartment

Morales' situation also includes a separate dispute over damage to his apartment.

He says works carried out on the building's roof in September 2025 caused serious water damage, with water subsequently entering through electrical outlets, ceiling lights and door frames following heavy rainfall.

C3-Primus confirms that the apartment has structural damage but disputes Morales' claim that the company's roof works caused it.

The company says the roof was already in poor condition before it acquired the building.

The fourth-floor ceilings in the building are currently supported by structural shoring, although the ceiling in Morales' apartment is not, according to the report.

The Company Says Alternatives Were Offered

C3-Primus says it offered Morales' family temporary accommodation in another apartment in the same building while renovation work was completed.

The company also says it offered the family the possibility of leaving the building and returning three months later.

Morales rejected those options, saying he did not receive written guarantees that would ensure his family could return to their original home.

The two sides therefore remain in disagreement over both the condition of the apartment and the alternatives offered to the family.

Another Long-Term Tenant Is Also Challenging Her Eviction

Amelia González is another long-term resident of the building.

She has lived in her apartment since 1998 and her formal rental contract ended on 31 August 2026.

During the spring, González requested an extraordinary extension under a government housing decree that was then in force.

At the time of the Noudiari report, she maintained that the request gave her a basis to remain in the property, while C3-Primus disputed that interpretation and said it would challenge the position through the courts if necessary.

However, there has since been an important change.

Congress Rejects the New Housing Decrees

The Spanish Government approved two new housing-related royal decree-laws on 29 September 2026.

One included measures concerning protection against evictions for vulnerable households without alternative accommodation, while the second introduced changes designed to extend the continuity of certain habitual-rental contracts. The Congress of Deputies debated both measures on 2 October.

Both were rejected.

Congress voted against the first decree by 178 votes to 172 and against the second by 184 votes to 166. As a result, the measures did not continue in force.

That development is significant for the legal context described in the original report. The new measures should therefore not be presented as current protections available to González or other tenants.

The specific legal position of any individual tenant depends on their contract, previous notices, court proceedings and applicable legislation, and cannot be determined solely from the public reporting.

C3-Primus Says the Building Is Being Renovated

C3-Primus says it has renovated apartments as they became vacant and that these works could not be carried out while the previous tenants remained in the properties.

The company has also confirmed that apartments in the building are now being rented to families and, in some cases, directly to local companies for accommodation for their workers.

According to figures provided by the company to Noudiari, current monthly rents range from €1,800 to €2,686, with VAT added in cases where the tenant is a company. The highest monthly rent, including VAT, is reported at €3,250.

The company says the change in its tenant base is part of the process of renovating and re-letting apartments as they become available.

A Wider Housing Problem

The dispute at Carrer del Sol is taking place against a much broader housing challenge in Ibiza, where high rents and property prices have made finding long-term accommodation difficult for many residents.

The latest case illustrates the tension between the contractual rights of property owners and the difficulties faced by long-term tenants seeking affordable alternatives.

For Morales, the immediate issue is finding somewhere his family can afford before the eviction process advances.

For González, the question is whether she can remain in the home where she has lived for almost three decades.

And for the remaining tenants, the future of the building remains uncertain as the long-running dispute enters another stage.

At present, Morales has received an initial judicial notice but no eviction date has been set, while the wider legal position of the remaining tenants will depend on the individual proceedings and applicable rental law.