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Marinaleda's 33-year fight for near-free housing

Original: RE: https:// mstdn.social/@dalayn/117354490 538311767 "Pilar Prieto, one of the 2600 people living in Marinaleda, Sevill

Pilar Prieto, one of roughly 2,600 residents of Marinaleda in Seville province, Spain, pays less than 20 euros a month in rent and has done so for 33 years. The Andalusian village, long known for its cooperative housing model where residents build their own homes and pay symbolic rents, is being held up as a striking example in debates about affordable housing elsewhere in Spain and Europe.

Why now: Housing affordability is a hot topic and Marinaleda's decades-long near-free rent model stands out as an alternative people are highlighting.

Pilar PrietoMarinaledaSevilleSpain

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• RE: https:// mstdn.social/@dalayn/117354490 538311767 "Pilar Prieto, one of the 2600 people living in Marinaleda, Sevilla, España, lives in a house for which she pays less than 20 euros per month [as rent]. I has been like that for 33 years. It's a typo, but part of the housing… · mdione@en.osm.town · 3

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