Vienna sets signs against real estate speculation: Tenant: Inside on the offensive
Vienna sets signs against real estate speculation: Tenant: Inside on the offensive
In Vienna there is an alarming picture: Numerous houses that are owned by large real estate companies fall for themselves. Windows are broken, roofs are open and mold spreads in the apartments. While the tenants have to watch the condition of their living space worsened inside: the owners are presumably not undertaken by the owners. This is the result of years of reporting through moment.at about the so -called scrap houses, and the city of Vienna has now decided to become active.
A few days ago, it was announced that the city is looking for the participation of the authorities in four particularly blatant cases in order to initiate a forced administration. This means that the city could take responsibility for the repair of the affected buildings, while the costs are buried to the owners. This measure would be a significant step, because so far it was mainly the tenants: inside that had to submit such requests that many of them deterred.Vienna proceeds against speculative practices
The city took the initiative to take the pressure from the tenant: inside. Christian Bartok, the Head of the Vienna Tenant Aid, described the current developments as "historical". It is the first time that a municipality applies for the forced administration, while in the Rentrecht Act there has been permission for a long time. With this decision, up to twelve other buildings that are considered acutely are also under observation.
The allegations against the property owners: inside are serious and range from infidelity and fraud to criminal association. The City of Vienna has announced that it will take further legal steps and to submit the public prosecutors' representations. Crimes such as industrial users, embezzlement and coercion are listed in the context of the investigation.
The cloudy image is reinforced by the fact that the real estate companies often pass to actively urge the tenants: actively from their apartments. This is done by neglecting necessary maintenance work and simply adjusting the cleaning of the real estate. Tenants: Deplicies report on blatant defects, and many are faced with the difficult decision to dissolve their leases, often under pressure or against small severance payments.
A specific example that has documented Moment.at affects a dilapidated house in Vienna-Margareten, which illustrates such grievances. The state of health of the residents living there: the inside is considerably endangered by the poor conditions. In autumn 2023, an application for "economic demolition maturity" was approved, which underlines the severity of the situation.
The city administration can not only initiate repairs with the forced administration, but also generate rental income to finance the renovations. In this system, forced administrators could even complete new rental contracts to stabilize the situation in the long term.
Vienna thus sets a strong signal against speculative behavior in the real estate sector. Many tenants: Inside, nothing more than that the city becomes active in other cases, and the latest developments promise at least a glimmer of hope for those who had to suffer from the conditions in scrap houses for a long time. In general, you can follow more on these topics, just read on moment.at.
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