"Schicki-Micki House": KPÖ Annoyed About New Building on Vienna's Radetzky Street
A new building is currently being constructed at Radetzkystraße 24-26 in Vienna-Landstraße. In 2018, the demolition of the historic building began. The roof and the upper floor were removed, even though tenants were still living in the building.
Residential Sticker Demanded Against Horror Houses in Vienna
"This is pure harassment. In the private housing market, tenants are repeatedly pushed out of their apartments in dubious ways," says Barbara Urbanic, KPÖ's top candidate for the Vienna election.
The KPÖ demands a residential sticker against horror houses. Landlords should be required to prove the habitability of the building every three years. Horror houses and speculative buildings that are in uninhabitable condition should be socialized and made usable again.
Criticism from KPÖ on Overpriced New Construction in Vienna-Landstraße
According to the KPÖ, the new building being constructed is far from meeting the needs of the Viennese: 10,000 euros per square meter and many of the apartments are only rented short-term. "Now another posh house is being built, which is meant as an investment rather than for living," criticizes Urbanic.
"Time and again it shows that the private housing market fails. The basic need for housing must be completely withdrawn from the market in the long term." As an immediate measure against the negative effects of the private housing market, the KPÖ demands a vacancy and infrastructure levy.
Vacancy Levy Should Benefit Public Housing
"A vacancy levy, as we demand, does not target the grandma's apartment that stands empty for a few months, but investors who pocket millions with their shady deals." The money generated from a vacancy levy should be earmarked for public housing. According to the KPÖ, the infrastructure levy should target investors whose investments increase in value due to infrastructure expenditures by the public sector. "If private investors profit from us taxpayers financing roads or public transport, part of the money should flow back to the taxpayers," explains Urbanic about the infrastructure levy.
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