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State of Housing Rights

  • Oct 9, 2013
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The right to housing is not enshrined by the Hungarian Constitution. However, there are some relevant legal provisions in case of evictions. In 2011, the annual eviction moratorium has been replaced with measures targeting home owners and specifically foreign currency mortgage holders.  An “eviction quota system” has been introduced with the aim to protect mortgage holders threatened by evictions. In the fourth quarter of 2011, only 2% of mortgages having more than 90 days arrears can be sold by auctions. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, these quotas will annually increase to 3-4-5 % respectively.

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State of Housing Rights

  • Oct 8, 2013
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The right to housing is not specifically included in the French Constitution, although it has been recognised as an "objective of constitutional value".

Paragraph 11 of the Preamble of the 1946 Constitution states that "All people who, by virtue of their age, physical or mental condition, or economic situation, are incapable of working, shall have the right to receive suitable means of existence from society". The law of 5 March 2007 institutes an enforceable right to housing. 

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State of Housing Rights

  • Oct 8, 2013
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The Right to housing is not constitutionally guaranteed, nor is it included in national law. However, local authorities have the right to allocate up to one in every four vacant dwellings in public housing to persons in need of housing. This excludes public housing designated as youth residences or elderly housing. 

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State of Housing Rights

  • Oct 8, 2013
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The Right to housing is not constitutionally guaranteed. However, the Article 30 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms may be of relevance as it supports the right of citizens to adequate material security in old age and during periods of work incapacity, as well as in the case of the loss of their provider. Everyone who suffers from material need has the right to such assistance which is necessary to ensure a basic living standard. The article 12 also guarantees the inviolability of a person’s dwelling. The Articles are adopted as part of the Constitutional Act No.
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State of Housing Rights

  • Oct 8, 2013
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The Bulgarian constitution does not recognize the right to housing as a fundamental right. Bulgaria has ratified the Revised European Social Charter although it has not ratified Charter Article 31, which provides for the right to housing. However, Bulgaria has ratified the Additional Protocol providing for a Collective Complaint procedure. 

 

Collective Complaints:

 

Several collective complaints have been initiated against Bulgaria concerning the treatment of Roma. These include:

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