Amsterdam Tenant Faces Eviction After Caring for Parents for Six Years
In Amsterdam, a woman of Moroccan origin gave up her home in 2019 to care for her sick parents. After they died, the social housing provider demanded that she leave within 30 days. A court has now recognized that they shared a household.
In November 2018, both parents fell seriously ill. Her father, now in a wheelchair, needed daily assistance. On June 17, 2019, their daughter ended her own lease and moved back into the family apartment, which had been rented since 1998.
She prepared meals, did the shopping, gave them their medication and accompanied them to hospital. They also shared expenses and leisure activities, including holidays in Morocco. Her father died on February 25, 2020. The daughter stayed with her mother.
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In March 2025, her mother learned that her illness was incurable. On June 27, she asked the housing provider Stadgenoot to add her daughter to the lease. The request was refused. A month later, on July 27, she died.
Housing provider says apartment is too large
The daughter and her younger brother asked to keep the lease. Stadgenoot objected: the social housing apartment has at least four bedrooms and is larger than 70 m². According to the provider, it is reserved for households with at least three minor children. It demanded that they leave within 30 days and sought payment of 650.06 euros per month until they moved out.
The woman took the case to court. She explained that moving back in with her parents was a matter of course in her Moroccan family. She submitted witness statements, photos and bank statements showing that both mother and daughter paid bills, rent and grocery costs.
On September 4, 2026, the Amsterdam court recognized that they had formed a lasting household. In the judge’s view, the care provided over six years reinforced that conclusion.
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One obstacle remains: municipal housing authorization. The daughter has received preliminary approval, but Stadgenoot disputes her eligibility. The court has asked the housing provider to respond on the applicable rules before ruling on whether the lease can continue and on the eviction request.
