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ESG: Hyresgästföreningen, Swedish Union of Tenants

Name of action:
Hyresgästföreningen, Swedish Union of Tenants
Name of the organization:
Hyresgästföreningen, Swedish Union of Tenants
Your full name:
Anna Eklöf
Your country of residence:
Sweden
Your mother tongue:
Inglês
Possible working languages:
Inglês , Francês
Your role in the organization:
Analyst
Type of organization:
tenants
Purpose of organization (please specify):
The Swedish Union of Tenants works to improve housing and living conditions, for fair and reasonable rents, and for influence and participation in decision-making processes.
Main activities
The Swedish Tenants Union is a members´ organisation. Our main goal is to ensure the right to good housing at an affordable and fair rent, to guarantee security of tenure and to provide a sense of community.
We represent the tenants in annual rent negotiates relating to the municipal housing stock. The results of these negotiations also, by law, are seen as a target and a maximum when the rents are set in the private property sector.we rouse public opinion and lobby political policy makers in favour of rights to good housing at affordable rents,
we awaken public opinion and lobby political policy makers in favour of rights to good housing at affordable rents,
we support our members in disputes with landlords,
we aim at a housing standard, quality and rent in reasonable proportion to each other,
we inform members on tenants’ rights and obligations and train volunteer staff.
Size of organization (number of members, area of influence, …):
535 000
Your contact details:
of the organization
Telephone:
00
E-mail address:
anna.eklofSPAMFILTER@hyresgastforeningen.se
Website address and website name:
http://www.hyresgastforeningen.se
Kind of action:
other
Populations affected:
other
Action’s geographic scope:
European
Number of people affected:
0
Brief description (background, stakes, players, objectives, lessons):
no
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