Frustrated by rising tourist crowds and inaction from local officials, Amsterdam residents are turning to the courts in a new push to reclaim their neighborhoods from overtourism.

Amsterdam residents are running out of patience with the city council. In two separate cases, groups of citizens are taking legal action against the city due to overtourism concerns. In one case, residents of the Negen Straatjes neighborhood are taking the city to court over the license of a popular fries shop. In the other, a citizens’ initiative, Amsterdam Heeft een Keuze (Amsterdam Has a Choice), has sent the municipality a legal notice for exceeding the limit on overnight stays.

Amsterdam has been battling overtourism for years. The Dutch city has capped overnight stays at 20 million, restricted the open

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