Activities of Municipalities in Respect of Housing - the Example of Krakow Municipality Cover Image

Działania gmin w zakresie mieszkalnictwa na przykładzie Gminy Miejskiej Kraków
Activities of Municipalities in Respect of Housing - the Example of Krakow Municipality

Author(s): Katarzyna Kania, Katarzyna Najbar
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Economy, Governance, Public Administration, Public Law, Welfare systems
Published by: Fundacja Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: housing;municipality;housing stock;housing policy

Summary/Abstract: In Poland, municipalities play a key role in pursuing the housing policy focused on satisfying the housing needs of the local community. The housing stock of a municipality was separated mainly to satisfy the housing needs of households which achieve a relatively low income and are not able to cope with this task alone. Therefore, a municipality should take all actions which promote the effective use of the existing housing stock. However, because of burdens arising from the transformation of the previous economic system, actions taken by municipalities in respect of housing are often not able to meet the needs of part of the local community. In the article the authors indicate the specificity of the problems in the field of housing policy of Krakow Municipality (KM) and the ensuing KM activity in the management of the owned housing stock in the view of the applicable law.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 89
  • Page Range: 49-54
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish