!!!Wohnungspolitik

Housing Policy: No real housing policy existed in Austria during the 
liberal era in the second half of the 19%%sup th/%  century; although 
the lack of housing was one of the most discussed issues. A Rent 
Control ("Mieterschutzverordnung") was passed for the 
protection of families of soldiers who had entered the forces in 1917 
( Landlord and Tenant Law), which was taken over by the Republic in 
1922. While rents were kept at a low level under this law, private 
housing construction came to a standstill during the First Republic. 
This created a need for public housing construction, especially in 
Vienna. From 1938, National Socialist housing policy consisted of 
expropriating Jewish premises in order to alleviate the shortage of 
housing; it also focused on the construction of housing for the 
workers of newly founded or enlarged industrial enterprises 
(especially in Linz). Housing policy in the Second Republic continued 
to implement rent control (lately only for long-term contracts, which 
were concluded decades ago), regulated rents by means of creating 
standard prices and promoted through public allowances the 
construction of freehold- and cooperative apartments, apartments 
subsidized by municipalities and owner-occupied houses ( Housing 
Market).On account of its favourable effect on housing quality, town 
centre rehabilitation is also considered an important part of housing 
policy.

!Literature
G. Botz, Wohnungspolitik und Judendeportation in Wien 
1938-45, 1975; M. Czerny and M. Wueger, Zur Neugestaltung der 
Wohnungspolitik in Oesterreich. Study of the Austrian Institute of 
Economic Research, 2 vols., 1990.


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