Gema Huesca has been unable to recover her Valencia home for two and a half years

Journalist Gema Huesca has been unable to recover a property she rented out in Valencia for two and a half years. In a television appearance on 23 October 2026, she explained that the tenant had stopped paying rent and that the case was awaiting a decision by the Provincial Court. Huesca says she needs the property to live in and, in the meantime, has to pay rent on another home.

The journalist attributes the delay to the length of the court proceedings and the cost of lawyers and court representatives. She also said the tenant had been considered vulnerable and owned other homes outside Spain. These latter claims are part of her account of the case.

In February, Huesca had dated the start of the problem to May 2024 and said there was already a ruling ordering the tenant to leave the flat. In October, she explained that the initial judgment had to be upheld by the Provincial Court. The property therefore remains tied up in legal proceedings, the outcome of which is crucial to her recovering it.

The Civil Procedure Act provides for a summary hearing to seek the recovery of a rented property in cases of unpaid rent or expiry of the contract. In addition, Royal Decree-Law 29/2026, published in October, introduced measures for certain eviction proceedings over unpaid rent where financial vulnerability is established. The law provides for action by the authorities and the possibility of a temporary suspension, subject to its legal requirements; its existence alone does not establish that it applies to this case.

Huesca’s account illustrates a situation that directly affects a property owner: being unable to use their home while facing costs associated with legal proceedings and, in this case, the rent on another property. The pending court decision will determine the next step in her attempt to recover the flat.

Article produced by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.