Wiener rent alarm: Pühringer demands drastic changes in tenancy law!

Wiener rent alarm: Pühringer demands drastic changes in tenancy law!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - In Vienna, the housing shortage is dramatic! Judith Pühringer, the non -managing city councilor, brought the urgent demand for cheaper rents to the table during a media discussion in the Vienna City Hall. In order to counteract this crisis, a comprehensive four-point program was developed that demands a new tenancy law, the abolition of the controversial position surcharge and measures against rental users. Particular attention is paid to the establishment of legally defined maximum rents for apartments that are at least 25 years old. In this way, tenants are to be relieved, while landlords who are to demand excessive prices should be held responsible, as

The alarming numbers speak a clear language: rental prices on the private housing market have been massively increased in Vienna for years, around 53% between 2008 and 2016, while the average household income only increased by 22%. The rental monitor of the Vienna University of Technology illustrates the explosive location: a third of the population is dependent on this market, but the majority of the newly offered apartments exceed the load limit of 30% of the income, as mosaik-blog.at . Low income and one person in particular are particularly affected, which underlines the urgency of the proposed measures.

political responsibility and necessary reforms

The rapid increase in rent also falls into the context of a changeable political history, which began with the liberalization of the rental market in the 1990s. These reforms have enabled landlords to conclude more flexible rental contracts, which is considered the engine for the price increases. The consequences are noticeable: A lot of households live in fear of homelessness, and some have started to put their quality of life back to lift the high rental costs. Pühringer emphasizes that it is now time to take reformative steps and to create more transparency in the rent assessment system to counteract the growing rental crisis.