How Amsterdam Wants to Deal with ‘Nuisance Neighbors’
Amsterdam (Photo: Michael Rass)
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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