A spokesperson for the VNG explains what municipalities can do. “Municipalities mainly have options when it comes to stimulating, approaching owners, thinking about solutions, possibly adjusting the zoning plan. More compelling options, such as based on the Vacancy Act and Vacancy Ordinance, are limited. And a last resort is to purchase, if necessary through expropriation, but then the municipality can then solve the problem itself and at its own expense and risk.”
Empty Chinese restaurants a thorn in the side of the municipality: ‘There are few options to do something about it’
