Owners of apartments who repeatedly rent them to noisy tenants should have their licence withdrawn by the tourism authority, Swieqi local councillor Mauro Miceli is proposing.
“Swieqi residents have the right to enjoy peace and quiet. They have the right to enjoy a good night sleep,” Mr Miceli said, adding he believed the time had come for responsibility to be shared.
Every summer, as language students and tourists visited Malta in large numbers, Swieqi residents have to put up with fighting, shouting and swearing in their streets, apart from vandalism and urinating on their doorsteps.
The area is located on the outskirts of the Paceville entertainment hub and Swieqi residents had to put up with noisy revellers as they returned to their cars, often intoxicated, Mr Miceli said.
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