The inhabitants of a housing estate in the town of Šluknov in the Děčín area have long been bothered by dysfunctional heating and a lack of hot water. The renters, who are frequently families with children, are living in units where the temperature is just 15 degrees Celsius during freezing weather.
One tenant who did not want his name publicized has informed the Czech News Agency (ČTK) that the buildings have outdated boilers that run on coal and wood. According to him, the fires are not lit in the boilers most of the time.
The owner of the buildings, Pavel Zeithammer, has told ČTK those allegations are deceptive. According to him, the apartments have heat.
“This has been going on for eight years, maybe even more. The boilers are there, but they are old. We even had a 14-day shutdown to replace them, but they never put any new ones in,” the tenant said.
