Set within a Viennese apartment block, this affectionate Austrian comedy makes fun of the strange habits of the famed city's residents. The building is located in a middle-class area and has residents from many age groups and walks of life. Many of the tenants are much older, but there are also a few children about. In one apartment lives a large group of Polish construction workers, while a Yugoslavian woman and her huge family attempt to survive in their tiny flat. The episodic story of the lives of these and other tenants is framed by a visit from a civil servant from the Office of Statistics.

Der neue Besitzer eines Wiener Mietshauses will die langjährigen Mieter durch vermehrte Provokationen aus dem Haus hinausekeln, um es teurer vermarkten zu können. Doch durch die Bedrohung von außen öffnen sich langsam die Türen und die skurrilen Eigenbrötler schließen sich zu einer kämpferischen Gemeinschaft zusammen.