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A Cuban woman with two young children has been holed up for months in a luxury home with a pool, located in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods of Calvià, in Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.
The case, which is currently in the hands of the judiciary, has generated deep concern among the homeowners and the neighborhood, as complaints about non-payment and threats continue to accumulate.
The start of the conflict: an apparently solvent rental
On August 1, 2024, a Mallorcan family who owns the property signed a rental agreement with a Danish businessman.
The conditions were, initially, solid: 3,000 euros monthly, two months' rent as a deposit, and six months paid in advance, as revealed exclusively by the Spanish outlet OK Diario.
The tenant's apparent solvency and the advance payment provided, at that moment, complete peace of mind to the property owners.
During the first few months, the contractual relationship progressed without any incidents.
However, everything changed when the businessman returned to his country of origin and left his then-partner, a Cuban citizen, living there with their two children.
Separation, abandonment, and occupation of the property
The situation became more complex on October 3, 2025, when the tenant notified both the real estate agency and the property that they had separated from their partner and that, from that moment on, they should deal directly with them.
The agency reminded him that the contract was solely in his name, and therefore, he could not unilaterally withdraw from it.
Despite this, the businessman completely detached himself from the situation and did not intervene again.
Since then, the Cuban woman—whose identity has not been revealed—decided to stay in the apartment and stopped paying the rent.
According to the Spanish media, there were already reports of conflicts and unpaid debts by this individual in other properties, although this has not been confirmed by official sources.
Reports of threats and tension with neighbors
Far from being limited to a passive occupation of the property, the situation escalated when the owners reported the woman to the Civil Guard for alleged verbal threats.
The complaint includes phrases such as: "Be careful when you walk down the street," "I have a Cuban friend who is as big as a wardrobe," and "One day you're going to turn around and you're going to be in for a surprise, because things work differently in Cuba."
According to the aforementioned Spanish media, the woman also stated that she had "every right in the world to live in this house, which is mine and not yours."
These statements raised alarms among property owners and the neighborhood community, who assert that coexistence has seriously deteriorated in an area that is usually tranquil, where predominantly British, German citizens, and individuals with high purchasing power reside.
The president of the homeowners' association sent a formal complaint letter describing the situation as a "nightmare," and requested urgent intervention regarding what they consider inappropriate behavior from the occupant.
The desperation of the owners
As the legal process continues, the family that owns the home says they feel “desperate and helpless.”
Not only due to the impossibility of recovering the property, but also because of the fear that, in the event of a delay in eviction, the material conditions of the house will deteriorate severely.
This is accompanied by an economic burden: although they do not receive any income from the use of their property, the family continues to bear the costs of supplies such as electricity, water, community fees, and general maintenance, which exceed 1,000 euros per month.
Without responses from those involved and a resolution still pending
According to OK Diario, the outlet attempted to contact both the Danish businessman and the Cuban woman who remains in the residence, but received no response from either party.
The case continues its course in the courts, while the occupant remains residing in the upscale property, enjoying a life that, according to the owners' complaint, is sustained at the expense of others.
This case falls within a broader context of conflicts over irregular occupations of properties in Spain. The current legislation provides significant protections to occupants of a home, which at times complicates immediate eviction, even in cases where there is no valid contract or where rent has not been paid.
This situation has resulted in property owners facing lengthy legal processes to recover their homes, in some cases with significant economic and emotional consequences.
In recent years, several Cubans have been labeled by the authorities as "squatters."
The case of "León"
In one of the most publicized cases, in November 2024, the authorities deported to Czechia "León," a Cuban who had been tracked since at least 2020 for 'occupying' luxury villas in Marbella and Estepona, municipalities in the Andalusian province of Málaga frequented by high-end tourists.
Finally, in October 2024, León was expelled from Spain, but he avoided being deported to Cuba because he had political asylum in the Czech Republic, and this European country agreed to accept him despite his thirty criminal records.
León had been taking advantage of Spanish laws for years that prevent the eviction of a person who moves into a house that isn't theirs if there are pregnant women or minors living in the property.
Under that criterion, this Cuban occupied luxury villas in Marbella and Estepona, which he then rented out to drug traffickers to use as storage for fuel for the speedboats that carry drugs to Spain from North Africa.
His good fortune abandoned him on August 12, 2024, after a 43-year-old British man shot and killed a citizen with a Belgian passport, which turned out to be fake as he was actually a 36-year-old Serbian linked to criminal organizations in the Balkans.
It happened at one of the after hours that León organized, complete with a DJ, in the basement of the luxurious house he was 'occupying' in Estepona (Málaga).
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