The six homes being removed

The six homes being removed are part of a development of 12 that were built on El Arenal beach near Los Monteros. Residents living nearby had filed legal complaints against their construction and in 2003 the then mayor of Marbella, Marisol Yagüe, halted the work as the six homes infringed the Andalucía land law (LOUA). In April of this year the interim management commission at Marbella town hall ordered the demolition of the six illegal properties.