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Swedish Rental Terms(8 terms)
Tenant Protection (Besittningsskydd)
Legal protection giving tenants the right to remain in their rental property.
Utility Value Rent (Bruksvärdeshyra)
Swedish rent regulation system where rent is set by utility value.
Subletting (Andrahandsuthyrning)
When a tenant rents out their apartment to another person.
Rental Apartment (Hyresrätt)
An apartment where you pay rent without owning the property.
Cooperative Apartment (Bostadsrätt)
An apartment where you own shares in the housing association.
Rent Tribunal (Hyresnämnden)
Authority that mediates and decides disputes between tenants and landlords.
Housing Merit (Bostadsmerit)
Bofrid's tenant verification and reliability assessment system.
The Rent Act (Hyreslagen)
Swedish legislation governing rental housing (Land Code Chapter 12).
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