Romania: Housing law must protect the vulnerable

Headline Title: Romania: Housing law must protect the vulnerable 07 May 2012 Romania’s continuing economic challenges that have seen two governments fall in fewer than three months are all the more reason for the authorities at all levels to close legal loopholes that affect the housing of some of the country’s most marginalized groups, Amnesty International said.“These gaps in the law have allowed local authorities forcibly to evict people from their homes without any safeguards including prior notification or adequate consultation. Often, the local authorities left people homeless,”…

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