News · Housing · Published 15 July 2026
Swedish bill widens grounds to forfeit co-op homes
DailySweden Editorial Desk
Updated 08:30 · 2 min read
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Sweden's government has sent Parliament a bill that would allow housing cooperatives to forfeit a member's right to an apartment for serious misconduct or certain crime in and around the property.
Under Proposition 2025/26:304, a co-op home could be forfeited if the holder commits crime that degrades the surrounding residential environment beyond what neighbours should reasonably have to tolerate. The same would apply when the apartment or an associated space is used for serious, habitual or large-scale crime.
Associations could also refuse membership when the buyer, or someone else expected to use the home, has committed crime that gives justified reason to expect an intolerable deterioration in the residential environment. A refused buyer would not be allowed to use the apartment.
The bill also strengthens protection for victims of crime by an intimate partner or other close relation. Forfeiture should not occur when it would be unreasonable because the alleged breach arose from abuse of the holder or someone in their household. The holder carries the burden of showing the abuse and its connection, although the proposition says that link should generally be presumed unless circumstances clearly point otherwise.
The changes would take effect on 1 January 2027 if Parliament adopts them.
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