Notorious Leuven kotbaas Appeltans risks 10 years in prison, Tenants’ Union asks victims to come forward
The Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant wants to help people who are victims of the misdeeds of father and son Appeltans from Hoeselt in Limburg. The landlords rented out rooms and houses in poor condition in Leuven for years. Next week they will appear before the chambers, which must decide on a possible referral to the criminal court. In that case, they risk 10 years in prison for slumming, slum renting and gang affiliation.
The investigation into the Appeltans family has been completed after four years. Next Friday, they will appear before the chambers. They are charged with three cases, says Jan Doucet of the Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant: “It’s about slumlordism where they rented out low-quality housing to vulnerable people. There are also housing quality violations, their rental houses did not meet quality standards. And then there is gang affiliation because the Appeltans family may have set up a structure to carry out their practices.”
The Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant is calling on anyone who is a victim of the Appeltans family to come forward. “Several hundred people are said to have rented something from the Appeltans family,” says Doucet. “It is important that they come forward and take civil action. Because then you can take the damages you suffered to court if the family is referred to court. And you don’t have to do that yourself, we provide a lawyer who can assist you in that.”
Yeah … they’re just going to buy off their sentence.
doen!
They should seize all their properties and renovate them.
ik denk dat ik er ook ooit slachtoffer van was, maar te lang geleden. hoe ziet die mens er uit?
toen mijn fiets gestolen werd uit de Kortgarage vroeg hij ons om tegen de politie te liegen over andere dingen die ook waren verdwenen, want dus niet het geval was (en wat ik dus ook niet gedaan heb)
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Notorious Leuven kotbaas Appeltans risks 10 years in prison, Tenants’ Union asks victims to come forward
The Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant wants to help people who are victims of the misdeeds of father and son Appeltans from Hoeselt in Limburg. The landlords rented out rooms and houses in poor condition in Leuven for years. Next week they will appear before the chambers, which must decide on a possible referral to the criminal court. In that case, they risk 10 years in prison for slumming, slum renting and gang affiliation.
The investigation into the Appeltans family has been completed after four years. Next Friday, they will appear before the chambers. They are charged with three cases, says Jan Doucet of the Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant: “It’s about slumlordism where they rented out low-quality housing to vulnerable people. There are also housing quality violations, their rental houses did not meet quality standards. And then there is gang affiliation because the Appeltans family may have set up a structure to carry out their practices.”
The Tenants’ Union Vlaams-Brabant is calling on anyone who is a victim of the Appeltans family to come forward. “Several hundred people are said to have rented something from the Appeltans family,” says Doucet. “It is important that they come forward and take civil action. Because then you can take the damages you suffered to court if the family is referred to court. And you don’t have to do that yourself, we provide a lawyer who can assist you in that.”
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Yeeeeeeeeees 10 jaar wegsteken die hap!
About time
Yeah … they’re just going to buy off their sentence.
doen!
They should seize all their properties and renovate them.
ik denk dat ik er ook ooit slachtoffer van was, maar te lang geleden. hoe ziet die mens er uit?
toen mijn fiets gestolen werd uit de Kortgarage vroeg hij ons om tegen de politie te liegen over andere dingen die ook waren verdwenen, want dus niet het geval was (en wat ik dus ook niet gedaan heb)
Moooooooore!