Croatia plans to resolve housing for vulnerable tenants by decade’s end

In Croatia, Vice President and Minister Branko Bačić announced that the government intends to resolve housing for all 1300 legally protected tenants by the end of the decade.

Bačić visited several locations designated for housing these tenants and reported that 391 of their requests have already been fulfilled. These tenants, affected by rulings from the European Court of Human Rights and decisions from Croatia’s Constitutional Court, were given options including cash payouts, state-owned housing, or continued rental agreements.

Most chose to receive one-time payments, but the government is also preparing state-owned apartments for those who prefer them. Tenants moving into state-owned apartments will pay a low rent of two euros per square meter and have the option to purchase the apartments at a reduced price, for example, a 67-square-meter apartment in Zagreb is available for around 74,000 euros.

Currently, the government is working on 355 state properties to house these tenants, with 121 already completed, including 56 in Zagreb. New apartment buildings are under construction in Zagreb and Split. A building with 152 apartments in Zagreb is slated for completion in one year, and a 60-apartment building in Split should be finished by early next year.

The entire project is expected to cost around 200 million euros, funded from the state budget, with plans to offer an additional 107 apartments for move-in by the end of the year.