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Violence, drugs: Tenants fight for their safety

The residents of Liebknecht Hof in Meidling are desperate. FPÖ ombudsman Michael Niegl (center) wants to help them.(Bild: Gerhard Bartel)

Violence and drug deals in the stairwells are a problem for many residents in Meidling. Calls for more police presence and stricter access controls are growing louder. At Wiener Wohnen, however, these are falling on deaf ears.

The tenants of Liebknecht-Hof at Böckhgasse 2-4 in Meidling have been fighting for more security in their living environment for over a year. The situation has worsened: incidents of violence, open drug deals and junkies hanging around in the stairwells are part of the residents' everyday lives.