The local city council (gemeente Lingewaard) forbade the open days and the owner, Staatsbosbeheer, took the squatters to court, saying it wanted to make a museum there. The owner won the court case. After the squatters refused to leave, they were evicted in a two-day operation by police, riot police and army forces beginning November 7, 2006.
The local municipal authority (gemeente Lingewaard) prohibited the open days and the owner, Staatsbosbeheer, took legal action against the squatters, stating its intention to establish a museum at the site. The owner emerged victorious in court. Following the squatters' refusal to vacate, they were forcibly removed in a two-day operation involving police, riot police, and military forces starting November 7, 2006.