Sweden wants housing boards to decide who is too risky to live there. DO warns that could discriminate
A government bill would broaden co-op boards’ power to reject buyers and remove owners. The Equality Ombudsman warns that vague judgments could enable ethnic profiling.
Sweden’s government wants housing co-operative boards to gain broader power to reject buyers and, in some cases, force owners to leave because of crime or serious misconduct. The Equality Ombudsman says the discretion could turn suspicion and stereotypes into housing decisions.
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