In an effort to alleviate the ongoing housing shortage, Dutch Housing Minister Mona Keijzer has suggested a 10-year window for legalizing permanent residence in a vacation home—a practice currently forbidden by Dutch law. The proposal, which is now open to public consultation, is part of wider attempts to resolve the country's extreme housing shortage.
Under the plan, people who already were registered as residents of the recreational homes as of May 16, 2024, would be able to legally continue living there for up to 10 years, as long as the homes meet minimum safety and health standards. That would not be the case for hotels, motels and boarding houses, which are exempted under the proposal.
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Nearly 60,000 people are officially registered at vacation home addresses, Keijzer noted, and the actual number may be higher. In December, she had already warned municipalities not to evict those inhabitants, many of whom have nowhere else to live.
"The regulation provides these people with legal certainty," Keijzer said, adding that the plan would be a temporary one. After eight years, the measure will be reviewed, and a total of two years later municipalities can decide the location of vacat.
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