The Association of Neighbors of San José streets, along with residents of Mayor street and some homes on Cervantes street, have decided to coordinate a common front to claim "patrimonial responsibility" from the Administration after years of inactivity. Initial expert analyses point to an impact on nearly 150 homes, with varying degrees of severity.
The collective appraisal aims to quantify the damages in a historic urban fabric "that was never designed to withstand high-frequency bus traffic." Preliminary inspections indicate a similar pattern of damage in several properties: live structural cracks, facade detachments, and risk of collapse due to institutional neglect. "We are not dealing with an aesthetic problem or an isolated single home," declare the residents, who are requesting a less harmful alternative to the current route.
The situation worsens during rainy days, as the lack of adequate sewage systems, the steep slope, and the proximity of vehicles to homes cause water to penetrate the buildings, deteriorating foundations. The association considers it "especially serious" that traffic incompatible with the conservation of this protected historic environment, considered Valencian heritage, is maintained.
Residents recall that municipal technical services themselves identified the link between heavy traffic and housing damage in November 2017, acknowledging the vibrations causing micro-cracks and detachments. A February 2025 report from the Mobility Department also recognized the overexposure to noise and vibrations, and the need for a permanent diversion.
The association will submit a collective macro-allegation to the tender for the new transport map of the Generalitat Valenciana, supplemented by expert reports. They have called on all affected property owners to join the technical audit. It is recalled that this year two homes have had to be shored up and one demolished, with debris falling onto the public highway.
The claim is framed as a continuous impact derived from the maintenance of bus lines and heavy traffic on vulnerable historic streets. Legally, it is based on Article 32 of Law 40/2015, regarding the right to compensation from administrations, and Article 67.1 of Law 39/2015, on the statute of limitations, applying the doctrine of continuous damage.
