Pensioner Anette won against Malmö municipality – families with children are spared

In 2017, Anette, 68, moved into a quiet senior residence.
But after a while, families with children had to take vacant apartments – then she took matters into her own hands, somewhat Home and Rent was the first to report on.

– It was a mess right away, she tells Aftonbladet.

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Anette Ahlrot, 68, moved into a senior residence with six apartments in Malmö in 2017. There, a maximum of two people over 55 without children can live in each apartment.

– Initially, it worked well in the accommodation. Despite the fact that there was a shared laundry room, something that usually becomes a problem. Older people have a sense of responsibility for order and order, says Anette to Aftonbladet.

The problem arose when two residents of the house died within a short time and their apartments became vacant. Malmö municipality decided after a while to use the empty apartments as emergency accommodation. Homeless families with children who were placed out by the Labor Market and Social Administration in the municipality moved in, Hem och Hyra reports.

“Meddle with once”

But Anette didn’t appreciate that.

– It is so widespread among young people that they feel they can do whatever they want. It was a mess right away. The atmosphere was completely different, she says.

She says that there was a lot of running in the house, disorder in the laundry room and no peace and quiet.

– There were parties, the children ran and picked our flowers in the garden and so on. They couldn’t even keep track of theirs and mine.

She took up the matter in the Rental Board in Malmö last autumn.

Those who had moved in violated the criteria the municipality had set for the accommodation. They were younger than 55, had children living at home and were more than two per apartment.

Got the contracts terminated

Because of this, the Rent Board decided in her favor and the families with children are forced to move out.
“It is obvious that a condition regarding senior housing in a lease does not apply only to the tenant in the agreement; it is a matter of course that it is the living experience, i.e. the environment around the housing, which is intended for seniors, with neighbors who are the same age and who are in the same period of life,” writes the Rent Board in its decision according to Hem och Hyra.

– I decided to put all my energy into it, and put Malmö municipality on the edge.

According to the decision, Malmö municipality has three months to terminate the contracts.

Those who now need to move out are already in a difficult housing situation, what do you think about that?

– It is not my responsibility and not my problem. I have signed an agreement for senior housing and the city of Malmö must keep its part, she says.