Die Sozialistische Stadt Zwischen Herrschaft, Partizipation Und Aneignung

Squatting in Leiden and Leipzig in the 1970s and 1980s:

“…A survey from 1982 indicated that 100,000 flats (40 per cent of Leipzig's housing stock) were occupied by too few inhabitants (with one person per room as the standard). 21 There was no material incentive for occupants to move to smaller flats, as rents were incredibly cheap. Uneconomic rents also contributed to widespread decay and disrepair, as landlords could not afford the upkeep.…”