RENT STRUCTURE AND SELF-DETERMINATION IN HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS IN DENMARK

A change in the rent-structure in housing associations which reflects the market rent of the flat, is discussed. The Danish system of selfde termination among tenants will lead to differences in the vent, which not necessarily reflects differences in quality. Equalizing that kind of differences in the present structure demands a system of planned ec onomy. A concrete model for rentadjustment in areas with social proble ms is described Such art operation is combined with great problems. Th e only solution is a change in the ownership of the associasitions. Bu t a change will smash the system of selfdetermination.