Illegal trade in rental contracts etc.

The plan establishes that people have the right to a broad private sphere and that growing surveillance and registration shall be countered, which argues against linked registers, landlords' population registration checks and notification requirements for lodgers. The plan furthermore explains black market housing by housing being left to the market and points to massive building and societal responsibility for housing supply as the solution, not tightened control of tenants.

• protection against surveillanceweak support»Alla människor har rätt till en bred privat sfär« (party programme ↗)“All people have the right to a broad private sphere”
• market caused housing shortagedecisive»Möjligheten att bo bra till en rimlig kostnad har spelat en viktig roll i det jämlika samhällsbygget, men efter att också bostäderna lämnats åt marknaden ökar bostadsbristen, boendekostnader och segregation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The opportunity to live well at a reasonable cost has played an important role in building an equal society, but after housing too has been left to the market, housing shortages, housing costs and segregation increase.”
• massive housing construction»Vänsterpartiets nästa steg handlar om en politik för massivt bostadsbyggande, klimatsmarta renoveringar och sänkta hyror som går hand i hand med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party's next step involves a policy for massive housing construction, climate-smart renovations and reduced rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
• societal responsibility for housing»Samhället måste återta initiativet och återupprätta det demokratiska inflytandet över och ansvaret för bostadsförsörjningen.« (party programme ↗)“Society must take the initiative and restore democratic influence over and responsibility for housing supply.”

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The plan explicitly requires that secrecy barriers between authorities be torn down and that tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering be stopped. The counter-proposal's demands for register linkage, control against the population register and reporting requirements for lodgers are measures of exactly that kind. The plan's view of housing as a social right and of public housing's role against segregation strengthens the reasons to stop black market dealings in rental contracts.

• tear down secrecy barriers between authoritiesdecisive»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between authorities should be torn down so that the police and other professions can do their job.”
• stop welfare crime»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax fraud, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”
• housing as a social right»Vi socialdemokrater ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av välfärdspolitiken.« (party programme ↗)“We social democrats see housing as a social right and housing policy as part of welfare policy.”
• public housing against segregation»Starka allmännyttiga och kooperativa företag är nödvändiga för att för att hålla nere boendekostnaderna och för att motverka segregation.« (party programme ↗)“Strong public and cooperative enterprises are necessary in order to keep down living costs and to counteract segregation.”

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 stop the criminal economy through strengthened inter-agency coordination where authorities can strike at organized crime from multiple angles, including against illegal housing arrangements. Enhanced control and cross-referencing of registers against trading in rental contracts is in line with this. At the same time, the plan warns against disproportionate infringements on privacy and wants to strengthen tenants' position, which calls for caution with control requirements directed at tenants themselves.

• strengthened inter-agency coordination against criminal economydecisive»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop the financing of criminal gangs by strengthening inter-agency coordination so that authorities can strike at organized crime's enterprises from multiple angles”
• no to disproportionate privacy infringements»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that entail disproportionate infringements on”
• strengthened position for tenants»Vi vill stärka hyresgästernas ställning vid renovering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen tenants' position during renovations.”

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 party programme requires that all legislation is tested against its impact on personal privacy and that there be protection against both state and private interference in private life. Linked registers, landlords' control of the population register and a duty to report lodgers are precisely such intrusions into individuals' privacy. The plan also wants to see a more open housing market with low thresholds, not more control.

• privacy assessment of legislationweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet. Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal privacy. There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' privacy and the laws' purpose.”
• protection against private intrusionsdecisive»ett skydd mot både statliga och privata ingrepp i människors privatliv« (party programme ↗)“protection against both state and private interference in people's private life”
• rule of law before control measures»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended.”
• more open housing market»Även bostadsmarknaden måste bli öppnare.« (party programme ↗)“The housing market must also become more open.”

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The party programme requires that protection for the individual's integrity is strengthened, that privacy intrusions are only permitted when a competing interest clearly outweighs it and that registers are not used for purposes other than the original ones. Combining government registers, landlords' control of the population register and a notification requirement for subtenants are precisely such intrusions. The plan instead wants to facilitate renting, for example through improved tax conditions for subletting.

• purpose limitation for registersdecisive»Övervakning och registrering ska inte användas för andra syften än vad som var de ursprungliga motiven« (party programme ↗)“Surveillance and registration should not be used for purposes other than what were the original reasons”
• strengthened privacy protection»Skyddet för den enskildes integritet ska stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Protection for the individual's integrity should be strengthened.”
• privacy review of legislation»lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt.« (party programme ↗)“legislative proposals should be analysed from a privacy perspective.”
• facilitate renting»Skattevillkoren vid andrahandsuthyrning ska förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Tax conditions for subletting should be improved.”

The election manifesto requires a total review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and solve crimes, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for register linkage and better control. The plan requires that all crimes be prosecuted effectively and without exception. At the same time, the plan requires caution in handling personal data, which sets limits on how control is designed.

• authorities shall be able to share informationdecisive»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Total review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and solve crimes.”
• all crimes shall be prosecuted»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”
• orderly rental conditions»Ett lagstadgat besittningsskydd ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“A statutory right of occupancy shall exist.”
• respect for personal integrity»försiktighet och respekt för den personliga integriteten« (party programme ↗)“caution and respect for personal integrity”

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 take control of the population register and conduct a national census to determine who lives in Sweden and stop fraud. Stricter control of the housing market through linked registers, control of population register information and reporting requirements for lodgers are the same type of measures against illegal letting and organized fraud. The plan also wants to make it easier to evict criminals.

• control of the population registerdecisive»Moderaterna tänker ta kontroll över folkbokföringen för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party plans to take control of the population register to stop benefit fraud”
• determine who lives in the country»Ett viktigt första steg är att fastställa vilka som lever i Sverige och att stoppa fusket med tillfälliga personnummer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An important first step is to determine who lives in Sweden and to stop fraud with temporary identification numbers”
• national census»Genomföra en nationell folkräkning för att stoppa bidragsbrotten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conduct a national census to stop benefit fraud”
• easier to evict criminals»Införa ett bidragsstopp för gängkriminella och göra det enklare att vräka dem« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit freeze for gang criminals and make it easier to evict them”

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 requires that authorities' cooperation and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals are improved and that the shadow economy is combated with more controls. Sharpened control of the housing market through linked registers, control against the population register and reporting requirements for lodgers are precisely such tools. Zero tolerance for crime and demands for increased penalties for fraud point in the same direction. The committee's assessment that existing regulations are well-balanced is not addressed by the plan.

• inter-agency cooperation and toolsdecisive»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The justice system's cooperation between authorities and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals should be improved.”
• more controls against the shadow economy»Bekämpa skuggsamhället och illegal migration med fler kontroller och fler utvisningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat the shadow economy and illegal migration with more controls and more deportations”
• zero tolerance for crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• harder action against fraud»Skärpa straffen för fusk inom välfärdssystemen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharpen penalties for fraud within the welfare systems”