Andorra Housing Union Urges Renters to Unite Against Eviction Crisis

The Sindicat d’Habitatge d’Andorra has called on people facing residential insecurity to contact the organization, share their cases, and organize collectively amid a deepening housing crisis.

The group points to a growing number of individuals and families who, after years in the same property, must now leave without affordable alternatives in the current market. It describes situations involving abuses, unaffordable prices, or a simple lack of viable options for working-class residents. Those affected may end up staying temporarily with family or friends, looking for homes outside Andorra, or even contemplating permanent departure from the country.

The union emphasizes that not every case involves conflict or misconduct by landlords. Properties can be reclaimed for legal or legitimate reasons, yet this still reveals a structural issue: the challenge of regaining access to housing once it is lost. Real solutions, it argues, require legislation to protect the right to housing, extending beyond mere contract extensions. The group advocates market regulations that match housing access to workers’ purchasing power, ensuring rents do not consume a disproportionate share of salaries.

While the Sindicat lacks its own housing stock and cannot provide individual units, it offers to listen, advise, and support those affected. It urges contact from people forced to vacate homes, living in recently sold buildings, unable to meet new rental terms, or considering leaving Andorra for lack of options. The appeal specifically targets holders of 2022 rental contracts nearing expiry, encouraging early reporting to prevent emergencies.

By gathering these cases, the union aims to identify patterns, detect potential abuses, share resources, and build collective responses. It asks family, neighbors, and colleagues to alert those in similar situations, framing residential insecurity not as isolated problems but as a shared political challenge. Collective organization, it concludes, can drive demands for housing rights.