In a final attempt to turn back the rent increase for crooked residents, the Housing Association is challenging the tax authorities, the government and landlords to justice.
The Woonbond demands that the additional rent increases be reversed for households with middle incomes. The rent that they have too much last three years paid a total of about 300 million, the interest shall recover.
Some 500,000 tenants who earn more than 33,000 euros, have additional rent increases since 2013 received. This measure should be “skewed inhabitants’ urge to exchange their social housing for a home in the private sector or an owner-occupied.
To determine whether a person deserves much landlords can request income data since 2013 with the tax authorities. This practice – by opponents renamed gluurverhoging – is in breach of privacy laws, so certain the State Council recently
Too many rental
The Woonbond means. this statement that have paid hundreds of thousands of renters mistakenly too much rent. With the Tax and landlord organizations wanted the Woonbond therefore talk about a settlement, but that request, the organizations declined last week. ,, Therefore, we are now forced to take legal action, ” says director Ronald Paping the Woonbond.
In summary proceedings at the court in The Hague claims the association Thursday that the bodies immediately stop processing of income data. This happens despite the ruling of the Council of State, still. Legislative changes that Minister of Housing and National Bloc wants to put an end to that practice, have not yet been approved by the Senate.
100 euros extra per month In addition, prepares
the Housing Association tenants on behalf of a collective case against the landlord for organizations, the Tax Office and the ministries of Finance and Interior to reclaim much rent paid. These organizations can also expect individual claims, warns the union.
,, It not only involves the recovery of the overpaid rent, but also to reduce the current price. That is indeed achieved on illegal grounds. Many people now pay a monthly rent that is over 100 euros higher than three years ago. “
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Paping indicates that middle often go to the free sector, because there is no affordable housing available. Meanwhile ,, they see their rent year on year significantly. For example, rent priceless for many. It now appears that this additional rent increases are unlawful, it must be corrected. ”
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