It was evicted on November 4, 2002, due to the Senate's decision not to tolerate this form of residence.
The main reason, however, was the plan to extend the fair grounds and the attempt to reorganize urban structure.
In response, Bambule offered to pay for infrastructure, but the Senate, mayor Ole von Beust, and Ronald Schill rejected any negotiations.
Inhabitants of other squats, but also the residents of St. Pauli and the Schanzenviertel [de], showed their solidarity and criticised the Senate's zero tolerance policy.
Due to the large wave of protest, the Senate decided on a temporary solution and offered Bambule an alternative space on a limited lease.