Thousands of complaints about upcoming rent increase
4 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of complaints about upcoming rent increase

NL Times  

Housing associations received thousands of complaints from tenants about the upcoming rent increase. Earlier in the coronavirus crisis, tenants’ organizations called for rents to be frozen for the time being, as many tenants expected financial problems due to the coronavirus. Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs instead opted for a call on housing corporations to be lenient on tenants facing real financial difficulties. They cut back on daily groceries, their sports club, or turn down the heating.” While complaints about the imminent rent increase skyrocketed, only about 1 percent of tenants asked their housing corporation for a deferment or a payment arrangement.

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