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 council (gemeente Lingewaard) prohibited the open days and the owner, Staatsbosbeheer, pursued legal action against the squatters, asserting its intention to convert the site into a museum. The owner prevailed in court. Subsequently, when the squatters refused to vacate, they were forcibly removed in a two-day operation by police, riot police, and military forces commencing November 7, 2006.