▁specified ▁the ▁conditions ▁under ▁which ▁K ret sch mer ▁could ▁sell ▁it ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁social ▁centre . ▁These ▁conditions ▁exp ired ▁with ▁the ▁contract , ▁perm itting ▁K ret sch mer ▁to ▁sell ▁to ▁any ▁bu yer ▁for ▁whatever ▁price ▁he ▁wishes . ▁The ▁people ▁using ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁started ▁a ▁campaign ▁of ▁resistance ▁called ▁' Fl ora ▁remains ▁in compatible ' ▁( G erman : ▁' Fl ora ▁ble ibt ▁un ver tr äg lich ') ▁to ▁campaign ▁against ▁possible ▁ev iction . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁offered ▁the ▁owner ▁ 1 . 1 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁bought ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁eu ros , ▁but ▁he ▁demanded ▁ 5 ▁million ▁eu ros . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁re develop ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁site ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁large ▁and ▁sometimes ▁violent ▁demonstr ations . ▁Ult imately , ▁in ▁mid - J anu ary ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Al ton a ▁announced ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁that ▁would ▁ensure ▁the ▁building ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁demol ished ▁and ▁could ▁remain ▁a ▁cultural ▁centre . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁during ▁the ▁G 2 0 ▁protest s ▁the ▁R ote ▁Flora ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁hot spot . ▁Al most ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people