Legal Assistance for Nuisance Caused by Migrant Workers

Questioner

Good afternoon, on behalf of my parents the following question; In my parents' street, a private individual already has 2 houses and is working on a 3rd, enlarged one. These are small, terraced houses and they offer living space to a large group of migrant workers (10-12 people per house). People even stay in a renovated shed. As expected, this causes considerable inconvenience. The municipality has been there several times, but action has not yet been taken because, during the day, no one can be found. Is this allowed and, above all, what steps are recommended? With kind regards B

Lawyer

No, that may not be allowed, you need to read the zoning plan and local regulations for this. Because the municipality has already come to take a look, I think that it is indeed a prohibited situation. A request must be made to maintain the legal situation, you submit this request to your municipality. With that request, the municipality can also look inside and then indeed find that it is not a normal household. Usually, zoning plans stipulate that only one household may live at an address.