The MNA, by its nature, acts as an intermediary between homeowners and households in need of standard housing. The MNA guarantees the lease agreement, gives landlords assurance of a securely rented home and assumes the risks associated with the lease. Above all, the MNA seeks to become a responsible partner interested in long-term tenancies and to offer apartment management. The MNA will also offer social support, which is a key feature in preventing housing loss, to occupied households.
The MNA's primary goal is to reduce and overcome barriers to affordable housing that will lead to a better quality of life in Bratislava in the long term.
The positive impact on the private housing sector is also critical and, through further collaboration, could lead to an expansion of the city-managed housing stock, making housing more accessible to people at risk of housing need or excluded from housing available on the commercial market.
A social innovation like MNA has operated for years in many European countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, France, but also in Poland and the Czech Republic. In recent years, social rental agencies have also developed among Slovak NGOs, and Bratislava is the first city in Slovakia to launch this innovative tool.