{"id":1709,"date":"2016-11-16T11:05:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T10:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/16\/minister-probleem-student-hotels-aan-de-rechter\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:07","slug":"minister-probleem-student-hotels-aan-de-rechter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/11\/16\/minister-probleem-student-hotels-aan-de-rechter\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister says Student Hotel issues up to judge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Rotterdam Student Hotel.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Stef Blok, the Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector, does not wish to get involved in the system allowing students to rent rooms from The Student Hotel. He is happy to leave the assessment of the organisation\u2019s lease contracts to a judge, he said in response to questions raised in the Lower House by the CDA party.<\/p>\n

National Student Union LSVb claimed in September that The Student Hotel violates students\u2019 rights by overcharging them and not heeding rent control regulations.<\/p>\n

LSVb president Jarmo Berkhout wants the municipal governments to intervene, but was hoping politicians at the national level would contribute to this process. However, according to Mr Blok, the Minister for Housing, this is not likely to happen.<\/p>\n

'They must judge for themselves'<\/h3>

Blok wrote that it is up to the municipal authorities to\u00a0judge for themselves whether the hotel chain can help<\/a>\u00a0in providing students with temporary accommodation, and how much to charge for the rooms. \u201cThe national government will not act as an enforcer in such matters.\u201d The Minister will not look into any perceived rent control issues, either, claiming that this is for a judge to decide.<\/p>\n

As far as Mr Blok is concerned, the organisation\u2019s room-rental method is not so bad. In his reply he refers to the Rotterdam Student Hotel, where Erasmus University College students are free to focus on their studies \u201cwithout a care in the world\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before<\/h2>