Changes are coming for home owners. The government wants to put an end to this burdensome practice
This practice is increasingly common in single-family housing estates. Private properties are used as unofficial workers' hotels. Neighbors pay attention to excessive noise, car traffic, fire risk and lower building values. Complaints are sent to MPs and the Ministry of Development and Technology, which announces changes to the regulations. As politicians emphasize, carrying out a revolution in this area will not be easy. — We see that we are walking on a narrow line. We will try to introduce these regulations as quickly as possible, said Monika Wróblewska, director of the department of architecture, construction and geodesy at the Ministry of Development and Technology, quoted by “DGP”.
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The Ministry of Development announces changes in regulations
The matter was publicized a few months ago by one of the richest communes in the country, located near Wrocław. There, workers' quarters were increasingly established in single-family houses. Since then, more and more has happened around the case. The matter has already been brought up for debate by the parliamentary infrastructure committee, and the topic was also discussed at a meeting of the joint government and local government committee. An obstacle to limiting the practice is that the problem combines several areas of law at the same time.
However, there is a solution. According to “DGP”, Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Tomasz Lewandowski announced specific legislative changes. There is a proposal that only 30% can be allocated to a single-family house. area for periodic accommodation. Exceeding the limit will require obtaining a decision to change the use of the building. Using the building contrary to the regulations will result in a fine of up to PLN 10,000. zloty. The regulations should enter into force as soon as possible.
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Marek Wójcik, representative of the Management Board of the Association of Polish Cities for legislative matters, secretary of the local government side of the Joint Commission of Government and Territorial Self-Government, draws attention to another risk arising from the discussed practice. It points to the terrible conditions in which people who come from abroad to work in Poland often live. — These are usually single-family houses or semi-detached buildings, where several dozen people live in deplorable conditions, with no respect for sanitary and fire safety regulations. – he said, quoted by “DGP”. — This problem must be solved quickly before a tragedy occurs, he added.
