
Gaîté Lyrique Unable to Rid Itself of Migrant Squatters It Had Invited In
The self-imposed distress of the French theater has only worsened over the months, and the Socialist mayor of Paris has no intention of solving the problem.
The self-imposed distress of the French theater has only worsened over the months, and the Socialist mayor of Paris has no intention of solving the problem.
The uptick in squatting in recent years comes down to a political drive to leave landlords with little legal recourse.
The squatting phenomenon is not fuelled by desperate people seeking shelter, but by gangs that often intentionally usurp lived-in homes.