2023-03-082022/23:CU9 · p.5CUCivil law & housing
Charging facilities in joint ownership properties
EV charging points in jointly owned property associations
What's at stake: The issue affects how quickly and cheaply members of joint property associations, for example residents with shared parking or garages, can install EV charging points, at a time when demand for charging capacity is rising quickly alongside electric-car sales.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the requirement for a special land-survey procedure to install charging points in the shared parking and garage facilities of joint property associations should be removed or eased, or whether the ongoing review work is sufficient to solve the problems without changing the rules.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that the relevant authorities have already investigated the obstacles to charging at jointly managed parking facilities and concluded that the problems with the regulatory framework, processing times and procedure costs can be resolved without changing the law. The reports are being processed within the Government Offices, and information on the conditions for installing charging points is already being provided. Against this background, the committee sees no reason to propose any action and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (S, C, MP)
The reservation calls for making it easier to install charging points in joint property associations that manage shared parking or garage facilities. Current rules mean that, in some cases, an association must apply for a new land-survey procedure to reassess the facility decision even when property owners already agree to install charging points, which can be costly and time-consuming. It wants such associations exempted from the reassessment requirement, or the requirement removed altogether for charging stations, and wants these views taken into account in the ongoing work on the issue.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 4 by S, C, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: LLiberalerna
Ja 172–127Ja 158–141
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/91/0/16 | match | confidence: medium | explicit |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/21/0/3 | match | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 57/0/0/11 | differs | confidence: high | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 64/0/0/9 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2022/23:853 by Ulrika Heie et al. (C) demands 48 and 49 and 2022/23:2190 by Annie Lööf et al. (C) demand 98.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2022/23:853 av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C) yrkandena 48 och 49 samt 2022/23:2190 av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C) yrkande 98.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 40 proposals in motions on property rights, mainly citing ongoing work on the issues and previous positions. The proposals were submitted during the general motion period 2022 and concern, among other things, tenant farming rights, plot leasing, charging facilities in joint ownership properties, expropriation compensation, right of first refusal, property brokerage, access to geodata and review of the National Land Survey.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to enable residents near wind turbines to enter rental agreements with wind power companies. (S, C, MP) — Reservation 4
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan states that it is the responsibility of policy and not the individual to create opportunities to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives, and that the road network should be electrified as part of the transition.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that it is the responsibility of policy and not the individual to create opportunities to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives, and that the road network should be electrified as part of the transition. An expensive and time-consuming requirement for reconsideration proceedings for charging points is precisely such an obstacle. Exempting joint property arrangements from the requirement thus follows from the plan's climate commitments, even if the regulations are not mentioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det är politikens och inte individens ansvar att skapa möjligheter att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ, och att vägnätet ska elektrifieras som del av omställningen. Ett dyrt och tidskrävande krav på omprövningsförrättning för laddpunkter är just ett sådant hinder. Att undanta samfälligheter från kravet följer därför av planens klimatåtaganden, även om regelverket inte nämns.
- policy should remove obstaclesdecisive»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the responsibility of policy, and not the individual, to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives”
- electrification of transport»För att göra såväl person- som godstransporter hållbara behöver vägnätet både elektrifieras och kompletteras med infrastruktur för andra hållbara drivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To make both passenger and freight transport sustainable, the road network needs to be electrified and complemented with infrastructure for other sustainable fuels”
- the transition is urgent»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take into account the acute crisis we are in”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to double the number of charging stations by 2030 to make it easier for those who have an electric car and explicitly tear down bureaucratic barriers and speed up slow permit processes.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to double the number of charging stations by 2030 to make it easier for those who have an electric car and explicitly tear down bureaucratic barriers and speed up slow permit processes. A requirement for expensive re-application proceedings even when property owners agree is precisely such a barrier. The plan also wants to make it easier for property owners to take action in shared facilities.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill dubbla antalet laddstolpar till 2030 för att underlätta för den som har elbil och uttryckligen riva de byråkratiska hindren och snabba på långsamma tillståndsprocesser. Ett krav på dyr omprövningsförrättning även när fastighetsägarna är överens är just ett sådant hinder. Planen vill också underlätta för fastighetsägare att vidta åtgärder i gemensamma anläggningar.
- double the charging stationsdecisive»Vi vill dubbla antalet laddstolpar till 2030 för att underlätta för den som har elbil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to double the number of charging stations by 2030 to make it easier for those who have an electric car.”
- tear down bureaucratic barriers»Riv de byråkratiska hindren för mer el. Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på. Vi vill minst fördubbla takten i utbyggnaden av elnätet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tear down the bureaucratic barriers for more electricity. Slow permit processes shall be sped up. We want to at least double the pace of electricity network expansion.”
- make it easier for households»Underlätta familjers energieffektivisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it easier for families to improve energy efficiency.”
The plan wants to invest in charging throughout the country and for vehicles to be able to run on electricity everywhere, with only fossil-free cars sold from 2025.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to invest in charging throughout the country and for vehicles to be able to run on electricity everywhere, with only fossil-free cars sold from 2025. Demands for new land surveying procedures that increase the cost of charging points in jointly held properties counteract that goal, and the plan wants to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy. Exempting such associations from re-evaluation requirements is thereby in the plan's direction.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill investera i laddning i hela landet och att fordon ska kunna köra på el överallt, med bara fossilfria bilar sålda från 2025. Krav på ny lantmäteriförrättning som fördyrar laddpunkter i samfälligheter motverkar det målet, och planen vill undvika onödig byråkrati. Att undanta sådana föreningar från omprövningskravet ligger därför i planens riktning.
- charging infrastructure throughout the countrydecisive»investera i laddning i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in charging throughout the country”
- electrified car fleet»att den som behöver bil ska ha råd med ett klimatsmart alternativ, och att bara fossilfria bilar ska säljas från 2025« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that those who need a car shall be able to afford a climate-smart alternative, and that only fossil-free cars shall be sold from 2025”
- simplification of rules»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through an active”
The plan requires that it shall be simple and inexpensive to install charging for electric cars regardless of housing type and that climate action should not have to wait for expensive and complicated regulations.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that it shall be simple and inexpensive to install charging for electric cars regardless of housing type and that climate action should not have to wait for expensive and complicated regulations. A requirement for new land surveying when property owners have already agreed is precisely such an obstacle. The plan also wants to lighten the financial burden for joint property arrangements and promote electric cars with more charging points, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det ska vara enkelt och billigt att bygga laddning till elbilar oavsett boendeform och att klimatet inte ska behöva vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Ett krav på ny lantmäteriförrättning när fastighetsägarna redan är överens är exakt ett sådant hinder. Planen vill dessutom lätta kostnadsbördan för samfälligheter och främja elbilar med fler laddplatser, vilket bär motförslagets krav.
- simple to build chargingdecisive»Det ska vara enkelt och billigt att installera solpaneler, bygga laddning till elbilar och minska energianvändningen hemma — vare sig man bor i hus eller lägenhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be simple and inexpensive to install solar panels, build charging for electric cars and reduce energy use at home — whether one lives in a house or an apartment.”
- faster permits for green investments»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Climate action cannot wait for expensive and complicated regulations. It is time to halve the time it takes to get permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit is given greater weight in environmental review.”
- lighten the burden for joint property arrangements»Därför vill vi införa ett avdrag för avgifterna till väg-, brygg- och bredbandssamfälligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to introduce a deduction for fees to road, dock and broadband joint property arrangements.”
- more charging points»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric cars shall be promoted with the help of more charging points, differentiated congestion charges that favour environmental cars and better parking facilities.”
The plan states that we need charging stations where we live, work and travel, that more people shall choose electric cars and that electrification of the transport sector shall be accelerated.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that we need charging stations where we live, work and travel, that more people shall choose electric cars and that electrification of the transport sector shall be accelerated. It also wants to simplify rules and processes in building. The counter-proposal's requirement to remove the requirement for review proceedings for charging points in joint property arrangements therefore follows directly from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det behövs laddstolpar där vi bor, arbetar och reser, att fler ska välja elbil och att elektrifieringen av transportsektorn ska påskyndas. Den vill också förenkla regler och processer i byggandet. Motförslagets krav att ta bort kravet på omprövningsförrättning för laddpunkter i samfälligheter följer därför direkt av planen.
- charging stations where we livedecisive»Det behövs laddstolpar där vi bor, arbetar och reser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need charging stations where we live, work and travel.”
- faster electrification»Elektrifieringen av transportsektorn ska påskyndas.« (party programme ↗)“Electrification of the transport sector shall be accelerated.”
- more electric cars»Fler ska välja elbilen och en inblandning av fossilfria bränslen ska fortsätta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More people shall choose electric cars and a mixture of fossil-free fuels shall continue.”
- simplified rules and processes»Byggnormerna bör förenklas, överklagandeprocessen förkortas« (party programme ↗)“Building standards should be simplified, appeals processes shortened”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The party programme establishes that bureaucracy and unnecessary rules shall not stand in the way of individuals' opportunities to develop their housing and that policy with economic and legal policy instruments shall accelerate the use of energy-efficient vehicles and non-fossil fuels.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme establishes that bureaucracy and unnecessary rules shall not stand in the way of individuals' opportunities to develop their housing and that policy with economic and legal policy instruments shall accelerate the use of energy-efficient vehicles and non-fossil fuels. Residents shall have real opportunities to influence their housing environment. That associations be exempted from the requirement for review proceedings for charging points follows from this.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att krångel och onödiga regler inte får stå i vägen för enskildas möjligheter att utveckla sitt boende och att politiken med ekonomiska och legala styrmedel ska påskynda användningen av energieffektiva fordon och icke-fossila drivmedel. Boende ska ha reella möjligheter att påverka sin boendemiljö. Att undanta samfälligheter från kravet på omprövningsförrättning för laddpunkter följer av detta.
- bureaucracy shall not hinder housingdecisive»Krångel och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun att leva upp till sitt ansvar eller för enskildas möjligheter att utveckla sitt boende.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and unnecessary rules shall not stand in the way of a municipality fulfilling its responsibility or individuals' opportunities to develop their housing.”
- accelerate non-fossil vehicles»För att minska vägtrafikens utsläpp bör politiken nationellt och på EU-nivå understödja och påskynda utveckling« (party programme ↗)“To reduce road traffic emissions, policy at national and EU level should support and accelerate development”
- resident influence»Boende ska ha reella möjligheter att påverka sin boendemiljö och sina boendekostnader genom medansvar och inflytande.« (party programme ↗)“Residents shall have real opportunities to influence their housing environment and their housing costs through co-responsibility and influence.”
- counter bureaucracy»Byråkrati och krångliga regler ska motverkas.« (party programme ↗)“Bureaucracy and complicated rules shall be countered.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan commits to expanding charging stations and charging points throughout the country and quickly getting a network of charging points, while regulatory red tape shall be removed and authorities' handling times shortened with an outer time limit.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits to expanding charging stations and charging points throughout the country and quickly getting a network of charging points, while regulatory red tape shall be removed and authorities' handling times shortened with an outer time limit. A demand for re-examination procedure that delays and makes charging points more expensive in joint properties is precisely such an obstacle. Therefore the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand for simplification.
Original (Swedish)
Planen åtar sig att bygga ut laddstolpar och laddstationer i hela landet och snabbt få fram ett nätverk av laddpunkter, samtidigt som regelkrångel ska bort och myndigheternas handläggningstider kortas med en bortre tidsgräns. Ett krav på omprövningsförrättning som fördröjer och fördyrar laddpunkter i samfälligheter är precis ett sådant hinder. Därför stöder planen motförslagets krav på förenkling.
- more charging stationsdecisive»Förbättra tillgången på laddstationer för elbilar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve access to charging stations for electric vehicles”
- fast charging infrastructure»Vi vill snabbt bygga ett nätverk av laddstationer för personbilar och lastbilar i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to quickly build a network of charging stations for cars and trucks throughout the country.”
- shorter handling times»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten authorities' handling times through an outer time limit”
- reduced regulatory red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of businesses' administrative costs and a third of regulatory red tape”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants to expand charging infrastructure and establishes that charging stations need to be available throughout the country as the vehicle fleet is electrified, while rules and processes shall be simplified.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to expand charging infrastructure and establishes that charging stations need to be available throughout the country as the vehicle fleet is electrified, while rules and processes shall be simplified. Exempting co-ownership associations from the requirement for costly reconsideration proceedings is such a simplification that enables charging points. The plan is silent on the committee's reason that the problems can be solved within existing rules through ongoing work.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill bygga ut laddinfrastrukturen och slår fast att laddstationer behöver finnas tillgängliga i hela landet när fordonsflottan elektrifieras, samtidigt som regler och processer ska förenklas. Att undanta samfällighetsföreningar från kravet på kostsam omprövningsförrättning är en sådan förenkling som möjliggör laddpunkter. Planen är tyst om utskottets skäl att problemen kan lösas inom befintliga regler genom pågående arbete.
- expanded charging infrastructuredecisive»Bygga ut laddinfrastrukturen för elbilar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand charging infrastructure for electric cars.”
- charging stations throughout the country»När elektrifieringen av fordonsflottan tar fart så behövs en strategi för att laddstationer ska finnas tillgängliga i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When electrification of the vehicle fleet takes off, a strategy is needed for charging stations to be available throughout the country.”
- simplified rules»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction.”
- electrification of motoring»Elektrifiering är framtiden för bilismen, men elektrifiering kräver å sin sida god tillgång på pålitlig, billig och miljövänlig el genom kärnkraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electrification is the future for motoring, but electrification requires on its part good access to reliable, cheap and environmentally friendly electricity through nuclear power.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:CU9)
- Committee report full text (HA01CU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1005 — Sverigedemokratisk fastighetsrätt av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:104 — Lantmäteriets handläggningstider av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1215 — Bostadspolitik, planering och byggande av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2022/23:1306 — Förköpslagen av Niklas Karlsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1602 — Reformerat lantmäteri av Mikael Larsson och Catarina Deremar (båda C)
- Motion 2022/23:1641 — Förnybar energiomställning av Martina Johansson och Mikael Larsson (båda C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1774 — Återinförande av den kommunala förköpsrätten av Ingela Nylund Watz m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:1901 — Effektivisera Lantmäteriet av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:199 — Lantmäteriets kostnader på landsbygden av Anne-Li Sjölund och Helena Lindahl (båda C)
- Motion 2022/23:205 — Tillägg och förtydligande i fastighetslagen angående hänsyn till landsbygdens lokala behov av Helena Lindahl (C)
- Motion 2022/23:214 — Ersättning för markinlösen av Mikael Larsson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2171 — Lands- och glesbygd med stark samhällsutveckling av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2175 — En klimatpolitik som står upp för Parisavtalet av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2190 — Ledarskap för klimat och grön omställning av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:278 — Avskaffande av fideikommiss av Helén Pettersson (S)
- Motion 2022/23:336 — Införande av bindande bud i bostads- och fastighetsaffärer av Rickard Nordin (C)
- Motion 2022/23:36 — Åtgärder för att ge Sverige EU:s billigaste och miljövänligaste energi av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:565 — Förslag för en sundare fastighetsmarknad av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD)
- Motion 2022/23:628 — Förändring av Lantmäteriets handläggningstider av Malin Höglund m.fl. (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament