‘Swedish Tenants’ Union – advocacy in negotiating tenant and landlord agreements

Ownership and tenure

Main objectives of the project

All tenants of rented housing in Sweden, including for-profit and non-profit provision, have the right to be involved in negotiating rents and tenancy conditions. This builds on a distinctive history of rented housing regulation which treats all forms of rented housing the same.

Date

Stakeholders

Promotor: Hyresgästföreningen – Swedish Tenants’ Union

Location

Continent: Europe
Country/Region: Sweden

Description

This is reinforced by tenant mobilization and active campaigns for rights. Representative organizations of tenants and landlords negotiate tenancy agreements. If landlords refuse to negotiate with tenants, a statutory Rent Tribunal has the power to impose an arrangement regarding rent levels and tenancy conditions.[1]

‘Swedish Tenants’ Union – advocacy in negotiating tenant and landlord agreements

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