Another 12 months of waiting for elevator parts: ‘Do they have to come all the way from Tokyo or something?’

After years of elevator lockups, malfunctions and residents who hardly leave their apartments, action is finally being taken in the Vijverflats: the worn-out elevators are being renovated. Yet the residents see little reason for joy, because the delivery time for the required materials appears to be twelve months. “It can take hours before a technician comes to help.”

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