Social housing in Slovakia. The task and justness of the non‐profit housing organizations establishment in Slovakia

Abstract

The paper deals with the situation in the housing sector in Slovakia since 1990. It presents changes in the structure of the tenure, the growth of the owner‐occupied housing and decline of rental housing stock. It describes activities, policy and goals of public rental housing sector. It is concerned on a justness of a non‐profit housing organization establishment in this country. This institution would represent a new approach in the re‐development of rental housing in Slovakia. It describes the first experiences from the establishment of the non‐profit housing organization and shows the possible risks, that could endanger the function of this institution.

First Published online: 18 Oct 2010

Keyword : Housing stock, Rental housing, Non‐profit housing organization, Risks