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Over here (Netherlands), the right to electricity and gas was (and still is?) so strong that even squatters, once they properly established themselves, would ge
by mercer 6y ago
Over here (Netherlands), the right to electricity and gas was (and still is?) so strong that even squatters, once they properly established themselves, would get access to these services.
More specifically, they had to find their way into a year-plus abandoned property with no registered plan for the future (at the time of 'break-in'), make sure to have basic furniture (bed, table?), and then they'd be able to call whoever they needed to get gas and electric.
Leaving aside my opinions on squatting, I always felt it was a good thing that in our society, access to these fundamental things is so enshrined that it even applies to people breaking into a place and claiming it their own.
- Doxin 6y agoTo be fair, squatters rights are specifically protected in law. The idea being that someones right to housing supersedes someone elses right to keep a property vacant indefinitely.