How Amsterdam Wants to Deal with ‘Nuisance Neighbors’

Nobody likes to live next to troublesome neighbors but what can you do, other than move?

Well, officials in the Dutch capital Amsterdam have a different idea: they’re vowing to exile the worst offenders.

The plan is to force persistent “nuisance neighbors” to live for a few months in shipping container homes on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

The BBC’s Anna Holligan is covering the story in the Netherlands.

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