Temporary Apartment Closures due to Prostitution Nuisance: Findings and Measures

2023-09-13 08:16:41

In recent months, temporary closures have already been imposed for apartments in the districts of Deurne and Wilrijk, among others, for similar reasons. Each time, the modus operandi is the same: several prostitutes who speak little or no Dutch enter the apartment through subletting, often at very high prices, and the other inhabitants of the building are confronted with men who are looking for prostitutes.

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Also in the Frankrijklei apartment, clients of the sex workers entered and left day and night, lingering in the common corridor and/or in front of the front door and ringing various doorbells, including at night. Additionally, damage was caused to the building. The composition of the tenant group changed regularly.

“Prostitution activities create nuisance and a feeling of insecurity for other residents of the building and neighboring buildings,” the municipal council declared today. “The owner and tenant of the apartment were unable to refute the police findings. Furthermore, the tenant was unable to clearly demonstrate that the sublease had ended. The risk that these activities will continue and/or recur is real. For all these reasons, and in order to dissuade the perpetrators and co-perpetrators from returning to the apartment, the mayor decided to close the apartment one month in advance.

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