▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁destroyed ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁soon ▁renov ated ▁and ▁restored . ▁The ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁remained ▁a ▁cultural ▁and ▁left - wing ▁political ▁meeting ▁point . ▁In ▁aut umn ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁once ▁more ▁started ▁negoti ations ▁about ▁a ▁new ▁le ase . ▁After ▁ 1 1 ▁years ▁of ▁occupation , ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁was ▁a ▁political ▁issue ▁and ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁discussion ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁elections . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁After ▁controvers ial ▁discuss ions , ▁the ▁occup iers ▁refused ▁any ▁further ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Senate . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Senate ▁sold ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Klaus mart in ▁K ret sch mer . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁weeks , ▁K ret sch mer ▁made ▁clear ▁that ▁no ▁changes ▁would ▁be ▁made ; ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁would ▁remain ▁autonom ous . ▁For ▁the ▁squ at ters , ▁it ▁was ▁equally ▁clear ▁that ▁having ▁a ▁new ▁owner ▁( even ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁happy ▁with ▁their ▁activities ) ▁changed ▁nothing . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁had ▁its ▁ 1 5 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁The ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁exp ired ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁form ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁contract