Property owners rage against the proposal for security charge
The increased insecurity in society has led to the time the time parties launching a number of new proposals that are marinating. One of them wants to make it compulsory for property owners to pay a fee for area cooperation.
In concrete terms, this means that, for example, a tenant -owner association or trader must pay a fee if a majority of the property owners in the area want it.
The investigation also proposes that the municipality be able to introduce a mandatory fee.
This has led several relevant actors to rip away in a recently completed referral body. One of them is the industry organization the condominiums where Kenny Fredman has the role of social policy manager.
– I find it difficult to see how coercion will ultimately benefit an area. It will not create any commitment, on the contrary, Kenny Fredman warns.
In at least threeand a majority of the property owners in an area, are positive about the fee, they could force the remaining to participate.
– The only place a tenant -owner association can take money from is the members. Then you either have to reduce the maintenance or raise the monthly fee to pour the money into something you don’t really know what it is going on, says Kenny Fredman.
The costs would be decided by the various associations or municipalities.
Kenny Fredman agrees that measures are required, but believes that it should instead be done on a voluntary basis and in collaboration with authorities, municipalities and courts.
– The question is what responsibility property owner, homeowner or tenants should take because society has failed to maintain security and security. We are positive to all commitment but as in an association it should be voluntary if you want to participate.
The criticism is backed by several actors as property managers and Swedish business, while Skr describes the proposal as an intervention in freedom of association and ownership.
At the same time, the proposal is welcomed About area cooperation of heavy actors such as the police, who believe it can contribute to increased security and reduced crime.
« The legislation proposed can work strengthening for existing voluntary cooperation, but also motivate more areas to gather in long -term, voluntary area cooperation, » the police write.
The Crime Prevention Council also expresses itself positively, but flags that the effects may fail in a mandatory collaboration.
Roger Höög is a federal lawyer at the Tenants Association who also supports the proposal.
– It is basically good to do something about insecurity. A prerequisite for success is that everyone gathers around the table and talking about these issues, he says.
Roger Höög believes that there are currently actors who do not contribute to security efforts but reap the fruits of other people’s work, for example by taking part in value increases on real estate.
– There have been property owners who did not want to participate. You primarily want to get to a voluntary path, but in cases where it is not possible, this is a last resort to move forward.
Now the government will go through the views of the referral bodies concerned.
DN has applied for the government.
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