The Rent Negotiations Act addresses negotiations between landlords, or organisations of property owners who, as landlords, are members thereof, and organisations of tenants – usually the Swedish Union of Tenants – regarding residential rent conditions when a negotiation procedure agreement exists, and the tenants have what are known as negotiation clauses in their rental agreements.
The negotiations can involve adjustments to the rent, amendments to the tenants’ right of access to communal areas, the condition of apartments, etc.
We assist landlords during the various phases of the negotiations, and also provide legal representation for our clients before rent tribunals and public courts of law if negotiation agreements cannot be reached with the Swedish Union of Tenants.
We also assist landlords in negotiations on what are known as presumptive rents in conjunction with newbuilds. We also, of course, assist landlords who have no negotiation procedure in place with the Swedish Union of Tenants when setting rents, formulating rental agreements, and similar issues.