Rental Tenures in Slovenia: Insights from Post-Socialist Countries

Slovenia exhibits a unique tenure structure with a high percentage of home ownership and specific regulations governing rental tenures. The 2003 Housing Act defines various rental types, including non-profit and market-based rentals, while legislation outlines rules on contracts, rent regulation, and subsidies. Additionally, intermediary tenures introduced in 2013 experiment with shared ownership models. Explore Slovenia's rental landscape through data and legislation insights.

• Rental Tenures
• Slovenia
• Post-Socialist Countries
• Home Ownership
• Legislation

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1. RENTAL TENURES IN POST-SOCIALIST COUNTRIES Slovenia (Serbia and Croatia) As. prof. pelca Me nar ISSBS, Celje spelca.meznar@mfdps.si

2. SLOVENIA TENURE STRUCTURE 77 % home owners 9 % rentals Source: SORS, 2011 (http://www.stat.si/novica_prikazi.aspx?id=4420)

3. SLOVENIA Types of rental tenures The 2003 Housing Act -> Article 83: Non-profit 70% (6,5%) Market - 20% (1,5%) Employment-based Purpose-based 1. 2. 3. 4. Source: SORS, 2011 (http://www.stat.si/novica_prikazi.aspx?id=4420)

4. SLOVENIA RELEVANT LEGISLATION 2003 Housing Act (HA-1) profit & non-profit rentals 2001 Code of Obligations Rules on renting non-profit apartments Decree on the methodology of determination of rents for non-profit housing and the criteria and procedure for the implementation of subsidised rents Rules on standards for the maintenance of apartment buildings and apartments

5. CONTRACT HA: a written contract Market rentals: often without a contract HA: illegal use if contract not concluded or has expired open-ended v. limited in time Non-profit rentals open-ended only Market rentals: limited in time Minimum provisions description, location and identification number of the dwelling communal equipment manner of use information on the landlord and tenant reasons for termination type of rental relation mutual obligations and maintenance of the dwelling and the building rent price and running costs period of tenancy manner in which the dwelling is handed over

6. RENT REGULATION, SUBSIDIES (SLOVENIA) No state regulation of market rentals Rent in non-profit sector -> special methodology from the Decree on determination of rents for non-profit housing and the criteria and implementation of subsidized rents (cca. 180 EUR for 55m ); costs are paid separately Subsidies: for both market and non-profit (0.1- 80% of the rent) the methodology of procedure for the

7. INTERMEDIARY TENURES (SLOVENIA) Introduced in 2013 as an experiment: A model of shared ownership between the municipality of Ljubljana and applicants (natural persons) -> similar conditions and requirement as for the non-profit rentals Applicant must find a dwelling on the market Tenant pays 60%, MOL pays 40% Applicant pays a monthly compensation for use , amounting to a non-profit rent, for 15 years

8. TERMINATION - MARKET RENTALS TENANT: at termination period or shorter (if agreed) LANDLORD: 11 culpable reasons (not paying the rent etc) the reasons may be expanded by agreement For other (non culpable reasons) only if the landlord provides tenant with an adequate appartment Applies also to justified reasons, such as landlord s own need to use the apartment Case law: the termination has to be made by a court claim any time, in writing, no reasons, 90 days

9. TERMINATION NON-PROFIT RENTALS Tenant see market rentals The landlord: only due to 12 culpable reasons Exception: the tenant s deteriorated and he initialized the procedure for obtaining either subsidy or financial help financial situation

10. CROATIA Types of rental tenures Market rentals Protected tenants (former housing rights owners) with protected rent Social rentals (poor people, war veterans) with protected rent (State Decree) Public rentals (young families) rent between market and protected - municipalities POS programme rentals (the new rent- to-buy sheme)

11. SERBIA privatly owned 98% public 2%

12. SERBIA Types of rental tenures Public (social) + Housing in Supportive Environment Market Protected tenants 1. 2. 3. owner occupied 87,5% relatives 5,8% protected tenants 1,7% market rent 5%

13. HOUSING IN SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT (SERBIA) Consists of one multi-apartment building with several individual units and a common area-> all but 1 unit are allocated to households, which need assistance with certain tasks; 1 is allocated to a household, which is capable of assisting others; all of them are socially endangered and less well-off citizens E.g. the members of households in need of assistance are older, disabled, ill, single-parents IDPs, refugees, Roma, etc., while the assisting household is younger and is in a way employed by the social assistance system