{"id":138708,"date":"2022-04-12T12:53:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T10:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=138708"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:14","slug":"euc-students-angry-about-unjust-booking-fees-i-thought-this-wouldnt-be-allowed-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/04\/12\/euc-students-angry-about-unjust-booking-fees-i-thought-this-wouldnt-be-allowed-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"EUC students angry about unjust booking fees: ‘I thought this wouldn\u2019t be allowed in the Netherlands’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that EUC student Joris Pijpers has been reimbursed almost 200 euro in unjust booking fees, all students in the Lucia building on Stadhuisplein are entitled to dispute these fees, although it remains to be seen whether they will do this.<\/p>\n

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Students in the LUCIA student complex on Stadhuisplein will get 192 euro back from the owner of the building. <\/span><\/p>

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Pijpers contested the 200 euro \u2018booking fee\u2019 he had to pay to landlord Raiffeisen bank to rent a room in Lucia building. He won the court case and has now received his money back. The judge considered an amount of 7.72 euro to be a reasonable booking fee rather than the requested 200 euros.<\/p>\n

Although the bank is appealing, according to legal advice agency Square Rent it is possible that the court will decide in favour of all students. Most students are still considering their options.<\/p>\n

One former Lucia building resident, where first-year EUC students are obliged to live, has also filed a lawsuit against Raiffeisen. Other EUC students in the building are considering doing this if negotiations are unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\t

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