‘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
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]