Carrying Out Municipal Tasks in the Scope of Housing Stock Management – Case Study of Poznań City

The municipal real estate stock, including housing, serves as an asset base in the process of carrying out statutory tasks by the municipality. Due to the numerous functions of municipal housing in socioeconomic development and its influence on people’s living conditions, it is essential that local...

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Main Author: Trojanek Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-10-01
Series:Real Estate Management and Valuation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2014-0030
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Summary:The municipal real estate stock, including housing, serves as an asset base in the process of carrying out statutory tasks by the municipality. Due to the numerous functions of municipal housing in socioeconomic development and its influence on people’s living conditions, it is essential that local governments manage the stock with particular rationality and effectiveness. Management activities differ according to the aim, type and functions of the stock. This paper discusses conditions and potential benefits for the municipality from replacing budgetary units with commercial companies that take over the statutory tasks of municipalities in the field of public social housing and providing the right conditions to enable people’s housing needs to be met. Furthermore, the author presents possible financial settlement forms resulting from leasing municipal housing to commercial companies.
ISSN:2300-5289