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Book SynopsisTenancy law has developed in all EU member states for decades, or even centuries, but constitutes a widely blank space in comparative and European law. This book fills an important gap in the literature by considering the diverse and complex panorama of housing policies, markets and their legal regulation across Europe. Expert contributors argue that while unification is neither politically desired nor opportune, a European recommendation of best practices including draft rules and default contracts implementing a regulatory equilibrium would be a rewarding step forward.
Despite the lack of EU legislation, policies and legislation in areas ranging from anti-poverty, energy, and tax to consumer law and human rights have generated important, though largely unnoticed, collateral effects on the field. This book opens by presenting a representative picture of the social, economic and legal embeddedness of this sector in Western, Central and Eastern Europe. Contributions then deal more narrowly with the legal regulation of different jurisdictions? tenancy contracts.
Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Europe makes a significant contribution to our understanding of issues in tenancy and housing that will be welcomed by academics and advanced students in law across Europe.
Contributors include: S.N. Aznar, E. Bargelli, R. Bianchi, M. Drofenik, M.O. Garcia, M. Habdas, M.E.A. Haffner, J. Hegedüs, V. Horvath, A. Hussar, M. Jordan, J. Juul-Sandberg, A. Klopp, I. Kull, S. Meznar, H.S. Moreno, P. Norberg, G. Panek, E.M. Roig, C.U. Schmid, K. Xerri
Trade Review'Tenancy Law and Housing Policy in Europe makes a significant contribution to the understanding of issues in tenancy and housing that can be beneficial to the academics and students of law, public services and public administration across Europe. Practitioners might find useful hints and recommendations on housing regulations, as well.'--NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy
Table of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction Christoph U. Schmid 1. The role of private renting in France and the Netherlands compared Marietta E.A. Haffner 2. Central and East European housing regimes in the light of private rental sector development József Hegedüs and Vera Horváth 3. Tenancies as an alternative to homeownership in Spain, Portugal and Malta? The legal drivers in a European context Sergio Nasarre Aznar, Maria Olinda Garcia, Héctor Simón Moreno, Kurt Xerri and Elga Molina Roig 4. Black market and residential tenancy contracts in southern Europe: new trends in private law measures Elena Bargelli and Ranieri Bianchi 5. The (in)effectiveness of tenancy regulation in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia – is law part of the problem or the solution? Špelca Mežnar and Maša Drofenik 6. Elements of stability of tenancy relations in Baltic states Irene Kull and Ave Hussar 7. Balancing the rights of tenants and landlords in the context of rent regulation – Polish experiences in the light of ECtHR case-law Magdalena Habdas and Grzegorz Panek 8. The British assured shorthold tenancy in a European context: extremity of tenancy law on the fringes of Europe Mark Jordan 9. Rent control and other aspects of tenancy law in Sweden, Denmark and Finland – how can a balance be struck between protection of tenants’ rights and landlords’ ownership rights in welfare states? Per Norberg and Jakob Juul-Sandberg 10. The role of tenancy law in the tenant countries Switzerland, Austria and Germany – Macroeconomic benefits through a balanced legal infrastructure? Annika Klopp and Christoph U. Schmid Epilogue: towards a European role in tenancy law and housing policy Christoph U. Schmid Index
