Temporary Social Housing

Applicants

Applicants who are legally entitled to replacement housing and who are included in the list of applicants have the legal right to remain in the restituted flats until the city provides them with replacement housing.

Flat owners also have a legal obligation to accept tenants until replacement housing is provided, and they cannot evict them unreasonably.

What is the time horizon of the process?

Currently, the city has started handing over the first replacement rental flats, which were refurbished at its expense. The city has several projects in process so that its obligation to provide replacement housing under Act No. 260/2011 Coll. can be fulfilled.

The Capital is currently starting to hand over the first replacement rental flats that were refurbished at its own expense. The Capital also has other projects elaborated, on the basis of which the obligation to provide replacement housing pursuant to Act No. 260/2011 Coll. will be fulfilled. By the end of 2024, the Capital plans to complete a residential building on Muchovo námestie, in which 51 replacement rental flats will be designated for those affected by restitution. The building will have 23 one-room flats, 20 two-room flats, 6 three-room flats, and 4 four-room flats. Replacement flats on Muchovo námestie will be assigned by the Capital during the first half of 2025. Replacement flats will be provided to applicants in the order in which they were entered on the relevant list of applicants for replacement housing. The Capital also has other projects elaborated, on the basis of which the obligation to provide replacement housing pursuant to Act No. 260/2011 Coll. will be fulfilled.

Who deals with suggestions?

These issues and specific suggestions are dealt with as a matter of priority by the staff of the Rental Housing Department.

Those affected by the restitution process

The city is obliged under Act No.260/2011 Coll. to provide replacement rental housing to those applicants who have been granted the right to it in the form of a replacement rental flat.

The city also has a legal obligation from 1.1.2017 to pay the owners of restituted flats the difference between the market rent and the regulated rent (hereinafter referred to as "compensation") until the provision of replacement housing to eligible applicants.

What important supporting documents do you need?

The basic document for the award of compensation is:

  • an expert opinion provided by an expert on buildings

As applicants for compensation, please also attach the following:

  • documents that sufficiently prove the justification of your claim for payment of compensation, such as information on the condition of the flat, the current amount of rent paid by the tenant as regulated rent and bank account statements

Lists of applicants

Lists of applicants who have been granted an entitlement to replacement housing under Act No. 260/2011 Coll. which are maintained by Bratislava, the Capital City of the Slovak Republic, pursuant to section 9(8) in conjunction with section 5(6) of Act No. 260/2011 Coll.

Please note that the lists contain all published decisions on the granting of the right to replacement housing (a replacement rental flat) which have entered into force and which have been assigned a binding serial number by the mayor of Bratislava in the form of a written confirmation.

The lists shall be amended continuously in accordance with the current factual and legal situation.

Forms

The city decides whether or not to grant the right to replacement housing in accordance with the law. Proceedings shall be initiated by the submission of an application that is accompanied by a declaration of assets.

A specific legal regulation – Decree No. 326/2011 Coll. of the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic – has established templates for the submission of applications, preliminary applications, declarations of the applicant's assets and declarations of the assets of jointly assessed persons which can be found at the above link with the relevant forms.

Documents

Information and council resolutions

Here you can find City Council resolutions on the topic of replacement rental housing.

Information on submitted applications for subsidies for the acquisition of replacement rental flats, land and technical equipment according to Act No. 261/2011 Coll. on the provision of subsidies for the acquisition of replacement rental housing, as amended by Act No. 134/2013 Coll., submitted to the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the Slovak Republic in March 2016.

Resolutions of the city council on the topic of replacement rental housing. ↗︎

Do you need help?

If you are an applicant or a recipient of restitution for replacement rental flats, you can get information about the status of securing replacement flats: • On the infoline: +421 904 099 004, on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • by using online communication via e-mail: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions

Can I still apply for a replacement flat as a tenant in a restituted residential building?

No. The deadline for submitting the application expired on 30 April 2013. The only exceptions are cases in which there is an ongoing court case concerning the building where the restituted flat is located.

In the event of a court dispute on the determination of the ownership of the residential building, on the transfer of a tenancy or on the exchange of the flat, the landlord (the owner of the flat/residential building) or the tenant may give notice of termination of the tenancy of the restituted flat within two months of the final decision of the court. In this case, tenants are entitled to apply for the allocation of a replacement rental flat within two months of receipt of the notice of termination of the tenancy of the flat. Otherwise, their right to the provision of replacement housing will expire.

Can I apply for preferential assignment of replacement housing?

Priority assigning of replacement housing, unfortunately, is not possible; the Capital, in line with Act No. 260/2011 Coll., is obliged to provide replacement housing to applicants in the order in which they were entered on the relevant list of applicants.

I need a barrier-free replacement housing and I did not mention this in the replacement housing application

The Capital is obliged to provide barrier-free replacement housing to an applicant who requested it in the application for replacement housing. At the same time, the Capital is trying to provide replacement housing in residential buildings with a minimum number of barriers.

Upon using the assigned restituted flat, problem occurred that prevents me from using it further.

All problems that occurred during the use of the restituted flat must be resolved with the lessor. The Capital does not have the competence to interfere in the relationship between the tenant and the landlord. Nevertheless, the Capital does provide consultancy services to applicants for replacement housing and owners of restituted flats.