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Living & Working in Austria 2006 http://www.jungehotels.at http://www.jugendherberge.at 3.6.2 Important Details regarding Housing In Austria 41% of new housing (1998) is comprised of detached and semi-detached houses, and 54% of new flats are in residential buildings divided into several flats. In towns and builtup areas there are large numbers of rented, housing association and owner-occupied flats in multi-storey buildings; detached and semi-detached houses predominate in rural areas. Apartment rents vary greatly according to region, the rent for an average apartment in 2002 was least expensive in Burgenland at 3.52 Euro/m² and most expensive in Vorarlberg at 5.82 Euro/m². Rent per m² depends on various factors such as proximity to transport, infrastructure, residential area and fittings, fixtures and furnishings. Smaller apartments are generally more expensive per square meter than larger ones, and in addition to rent, operating costs (about 25% of the net rent), heating, gas and electricity costs must also be taken into account. Important terms regarding housing: • “Ablöse” (investment refund): this is a once-only payment effected by the new tenant to the previous tenant or the landlord as reimbursement for any investments or furnishings when concluding a rental agreement. Sometimes this term is used for investment reimbursement to be paid by the property owner to the previous tenant for any major improvements performed by such tenant. • “Betriebskosten” (operating costs) for rental apartments: these costs include water, chimney sweepers, waste collection, etc.; normally, the rent is payable including the operating costs; i.e. the appropriate proportion of the total operating costs estimated for the current rate is added to the net rent amount. Once a year (before 30 th of June), the actual operating costs must be compared with the operating costs estimated until this point. • “Kaution” (deposit): mostly amounts to several monthly rent payments and is returned to the tenant after the termination of the rental contract provided that the apartment is returned to the landlord in the same condition as when the contract was signed. It serves as a security for agreed returning of the rental object. • “Miete” or “Mietzins” (Rent): is a monthly payment to be effected to the landlord. • “Mietervereinigung” (Tenants association): organisations protecting tenant’s rights. Rents for the majority of principal-tenant housing (Hauptmietwohnungen), council housing (Gemeindewohnungen) and association housing (Genossenschaftswohnungen) are regulated throughout Austria by the Rent Act (Mietrechtsgesetz), which categorizes principal-tenant housing (older buildings) according to their installations (heating, WC in the corridor or in the apartment, hot water supply, etc.), and also sets maximum authorized rents and standard rental rates, periods of notice, etc. As a general rule, detached houses do not come under the Rent Act, except in regard of notice periods. Exception: statutory periods of notice are also valid for detached houses. Before you conclude a rental or purchase agreement, it is advisable to seek out an appropriate consultation agency (Tenant Associations (Mietervereinigungen), Austrian Tenant Protection Association (Mieterschutzverband), Consumer Information Association (Verein für Konsumenteninformation), Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer) in order to verify the legal validity of the agreement. The aforesaid consultation agencies will assist you in all issues related to rental law. More details are available at: http://www.mietervereinigung.at 14
Living & Working in Austria 2006 (Mietervereinigung, Tenants Association) http://www.web-design-consultant.at/msv/ (Mieterschutzverband, Tenants Protection Association) http://www.konsument.at/konsument (Verein für Konsumenteninformation, Consumer Protection Association) http://www.arbeiterkammer.at (Arbeiterkammer, Chamber of Labour) 3.6.3 Finding permanent Housing Important information sources: • daily newspapers: (http://www.kurier.at; http://www.krone.at; http://derstandard.at; http://www.diepresse.at, etc. – the weekend editions are of particular interest) • Real estate magazines: http://www.immobazar.at http://www.immobilien.net http://www.immodirekt.at • ImmobilienmaklerInnen: http://www.ovi.at/start.asp Other agents: Province Internet Address Graz and Styria: SWIS housing service: http://www.sws.or.at/ Salzburg: http://www.wohnen-insalzburg.at Tyrol: http://www.wohnen-in-tirol.at Upper Austria: http://www.linz.at/services/#9 Vorarlberg: http://finder.vol.at/ Information on building (company addresses organized by http://www.wohnnet.at province) More addresses can be found in the commerce directory under “Immobilien” (real estate). 3.6.4 Eligibility for Council Housing Many large municipalities and cities have council housing (Gemeindewohnungen), these are apartments which are directly administered by municipalities and cities and have comparatively low-cost rents. Eligibility conditions for council housing vary throughout Austria. Details can be obtained from the municipal offices (Gemeindeamt) and municipal authorities in cities (Magistrat). However mostly certain eligibility prerequisites apply, such as 17 years of age, Austrian or EU/EEA or Swiss citizenship, recognized refugee status, income ceiling, primary residence in the respective place in Austria for at least one year. Offered by: City Internet Address Vienna: http://www.wien.gv.at/amtshelfer/wienerwohnen/gemeindewohnung.html Graz: http://www.graz.at/wohnen_verkehr/ Salzburg: http://www.salzburg.gv.at/themen/bw.htm 15
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