Life – a user's manual Part II - Boksidan

Deicing and snow on stairs, etc.
If someone falls and hurt themselves because the property owner mismanaged the snow removal and/or
sanding of building roads and stairways on the premises. The property owner can be sentenced to pay
damages to the victim (Justitiedepartementet, 1972:207).
Elevators
Elevators should be checked once a year (Boverket, 1994:25) by a person who is certified to do so. If the
inspector notes serious shortcomings (Miljödepartementet, 1999:371), he should notify the municipality.
Which in turn may issue a fine to the property owner unless the deficiencies are corrected within a specified
time.
Littering
Nobody is allowed to litter outdoors in a place that the public has access or visibility to (Miljödepartementet,
1998:808).
When the lease ends
If it is a lease of a dwelling (Justitiedepartementet, 1970:994), the tenant may terminate the lease so that it
terminate at the earliest in the end of the month, three months after the termination (i.e. if the contract is
terminated on December 15, the property owner have the right require rent until March 31). When the lease
period has expired, the tenant has to leave the apartment the next day and at the latest 12 pm that day keep
the apartment available for the next tenant to enter it. But if the day on which the apartment is to be left or
accessed is a Sunday, other public holiday, Saturday, Midsummer Eve, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve, it
shall instead take place on the first following week day.
The condition of the building
According to the Planning and Building Act (Miljödepartementet, 1987:10), the facades of the building shall
be kept in a tidy condition and maintenance must be adapted to the building's value from the historical,
cultural 3 , environmental and artistic point of view as well as to the surrounding area. Installations which are
for fire protection and accessibility for the disabled has to be held in good condtion.
3.
If the house is of particular historic interest one may in some cases receive funding from the provincial government
to ensure the conservation of the interesting details, see the www.lansstyrelsen.se.
PCBs
Anyone who owns a house that was equipped with sealant or anti-slip flooring mass during the years 1956-
1973 has to examine whether it is a PCB product (Miljödepartmentet, 2007:19). If so, the owner has to
ensure that the PCB product is removed by 30 June 2011. If the products has been used inside the house, you
can, however, wait until 30 June 2013.
Radon
Radon is a material that emits radioactive gas. The gas can, at high levels and years of exposure, cause lung
cancer. The Welfare Board (Socialstyrelsen, 1999:22, 2004:6) recommends that if the annual mean of the
measured concentration turns out to exceed 200 Bq/m 3 radon air 4 should be considered a nuisance to the
residents' health. Measurements is done through hanging a absorbing device in one residence per floor (and
all homes in the basement and ground floor) for 3 months under the period October to April.
Measures to reduce radon levels can, for instance, be improved ventilation.
4. Radon gas is measured in becquerels per cubic meter (Bq/m 3 ) air. Normal level is estimated to be about 100 Bq/m 3
in average in Swedish homes. In 2003, the Building and Planning (Boverket, 2003) estimated that out of a total of
approximately 2.3 million multi-family housings in Sweden, about 115 000 has a radon concentration above 200
Bq/m 3 .
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