Ina Scharrenbach
Landesministerin Nordrhein-Westfalen
State control in 12 cities in NRW with over 300 officers!
The state minister of Nordrhein-Westfalen recounted the results of state control:
Neglected properties lead to a loss in value of entire neighborhoods and promote social segregation.
When problem properties are used to create business models that are detrimental to us all, this calls for government oversight. We carried out such oversight yesterday in 12 cities in NRW.
Problem properties must not become profit machines – a clear stance, a clear mandate. As the state of NRW, we will continue to work closely with our municipalities to ensure that exploitation and the neglect of housing no longer have a place.
My sincere thanks go to the more than 300 emergency personnel from municipalities, the state police, the fire departments, the Financial Control Unit for Undeclared Work, customs, the Federal Employment Agency, the local job centers, and the family benefits offices, as well as to the staff of my ministry for their coordination. Excellent work!
The results:
- A 16-year-old girl, who had been reported missing in Niedersachsen for some time, has been found.
- The use of eight apartments was immediately prohibited, and the properties were closed. Numerous violations of the NRW Building Code and the NRW Housing Strengthening Act were discovered.
- 176 pool robots worth approximately €170,000 were seized.
- Three arrest warrants were executed, and three cars were impounded as part of the execution proceedings.
Furthermore;
-42 cases with initial suspicion of rent gouging – also at the expense of state social welfare systems.
-203 individuals are under initial suspicion of welfare fraud.
-52 cases were identified with suspected violations of the law against undeclared work.
-224 registration violations and 215 individuals deregistered directly by the authorities.
-Proceedings regarding the loss of European freedom of movement for workers have been initiated against 25 individuals.
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