Amsterdam homeowner must hand in keys to social housing

A man in social housing in Amsterdam must leave his home because he also owns and rents out two owner-occupied homes. This was decided by the Amsterdam court according to housing corporation Ymere. Because the man lives in social housing and owns two owner-occupied homes, he is allegedly harming home seekers. According to the housing corporation, the ruling could also have consequences for other social tenants who own a home.

A man who rents a social housing corporation home in Amsterdam but who also owns several homes and rents them out, will lose his social housing. This was ruled by the court, according to housing corporation Ymere. Ymere went to court because the man did not want to leave his social housing, while he himself is a homeowner. He owned three homes that he probably rented out for thousands of euros per month, according to Ymere. He recently sold one …

A man in social housing in Amsterdam must leave his home because he owns and rents out two owner-occupied homes. This was decided by the Amsterdam court according to housing corporation Ymere. Because the man lives in social housing and owns two owner-occupied homes, he is allegedly harming home seekers. According to the housing corporation, the ruling could also have consequences for other social tenants who own a home.

Amsterdammer forced to leave social housing to rent his own properties. Unique ruling could have consequences for some 1,000 similar cases in the capital.

An Amsterdam resident must hand in the keys to his social housing after it came to light that he himself owns and rents out two homes. The man did not want to leave the home and invoked rent protection, but the judge ruled today that it is not intended for these cases. Housing corporation Ymere calls the ruling unique. The man had lived in the social housing since 2014. In recent years, he bought three homes, one of which he later sold with surp…