The mythical Sala Caracol in Madrid, with almost three decades of history, closed its doors on June 9 due to a judicial eviction due to a dispute with the owners that the managers of the hall want to amend, considering that the situation is " unfair".
As detailed to Efe by the spokesman for the Sala Caracol brand, Paco Ibáñez,
this "controversy" began during the pandemic, in 2020, when they asked for a 50 percent rent reduction
, but the property understood that "it was not appropriate" and requested full monthly payment.
Faced with this situation, which they considered "unfair", the managers of Sala Caracol decided to file an amparo claim appealing to the
rebus sic stantibus
clause (that is, an agreement will remain in force as long as the circumstances existing at the time of its establishment are maintained), which it was processed before the Court of First Instance number 20 of Madrid;
the hearing, after several suspensions, is set for next September 13.
After being sued, the owners in turn filed an oral lawsuit for eviction in the Court of First Instance number 40 of Madrid, and although the managers -as they say- presented the opposition documentation on time,
an "oversight" of the attorney together with a "computer failure of the court"
caused the opposition documents to be presented without transfer of copies.
But despite correcting it, according to the Caracol Chamber, the "judge categorically refused" to admit the documentation and even described what happened "as a formal defect", so the eviction continued its course until it was executed on June 9.
The managers of the Sala Caracol appealed to the Provincial Court, which this Thursday, June 16, will decide on whether the eviction proceeds.
On the other hand, on September 13 there will also be a statement on the protection claim filed by the managers, who, at least until then, will have the room closed.
In a statement,
the managers assure that they never wanted to evade monthly payments
and regret that this process could put an end to one of the most important live music venues at a regional and national level.
"We fought for what we considered to be fair taking into account the global circumstances that occurred and we never thought we would receive the passivity and inactivity of the judicial system," they affirm from Caracol.
They regret that the Alonso family, which has been managing the auditorium since 1995, has lost its headquarters, "a national and international benchmark in the cultural industry", but they assert that "the Caracol project will not die here, it is part of Madrid society, of our family and national culture -they conclude-".
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