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[ESMĖ] When the rent negotiations in Värmland have reached an impasse, the parties do not await a court but rather the rent tribunal or arbitration proceedings. The legal position that opens up is namely Section 24 of the Act on Rent Negotiations (1978:304): after a negotiation under the negotiation procedure that has concluded without agreement, both the landlord and the tenant have the right to apply to the rent tribunal for an adjustment of the rent terms. The same right applies if the negotiation could not be held due to an impediment not attributable to the applying party. The debate article points out that the regulatory framework lacks mandatory time limits, which means that a decision may be issued retroactively far into the year. The concrete legal question is therefore when, and with what effect, a rent may be adjusted where negotiations have failed. The decisive provisions are Section 24 of the Act on Rent Negotiations, Chapter 12, Sections 55a–55f of the Land Code, and, for the rent tribunal's procedure, the Act (1973:188) concerning Tenancy Boards and Rent Tribunals. [VERTINIMAS] The application follows a fixed sequence with several conditions and steps: - Under the negotiation procedure, Section 5 of the Act on Rent Negotiations imposes an obligation on the landlord, on its own initiative, to negotiate rent increases; a request for negotiation is thus a precondition. - After a failed negotiation, either party may, under Section 24, bring proceedings before the rent tribunal for an adjustment of the rent terms. - Under Section 11a of the Act (1973:188), in a rent dispute the rent tribunal may not consider the landlord's claim for a higher rent unless a negotiation has taken place, unless an impediment has arisen that is not attributable to the landlord. - Arbitration is applied under Section 23c of the Act on Rent Negotiations with the support of the Act (2022:1657) on dispute resolution within the framework of certain collective rent negotiations. - Under the Act (1973:188), the tribunal may decide large bundles of disputes without a hearing once an appropriate number of representative cases has been examined, which is the practical handling of mass claims concerning rents. The article's author demands legislative amendment: that the property owner should be able, without a separate agreement, to refer a dispute to arbitrators, that the negotiation period be limited, and that proceedings be simplified with decisions based on objective economic criteria. The source material contains no case law that can be cited as to how these delimitations have been resolved in practice. [PASEKMĖS] - For tenants: continued uncertainty as to the applicable rent during the year and the risk that a rent tribunal decision will have retroactive effect, which directly affects household finances. - For property owners: unclear revenue for large parts of the year while operating, maintenance and investment costs continue to run, which, according to the article, risks delaying maintenance and new construction. - For the system: according to the article, the impasse recurs across the country, which is taken as evidence that it is the Act on Rent Negotiations (1978:304) that needs to be reviewed, not individual negotiations. - The reform demands are addressed to the parliamentary parties. - The concrete next step for the Värmland parties is for one of them to apply to the rent tribunal for an adjustment of the rent terms under Section 24. [CITATA] - After a negotiation under the negotiation procedure that has concluded without agreement, both the landlord and the tenant have the right to apply to the rent tribunal for an adjustment of the rent terms. - A decision of the rent tribunal under the Act on Rent Negotiations is appealable to the Svea Court of Appeal within three weeks pursuant to Section 31.

[ESMĖ] Svenska Postkodföreningen faces civil prohibition proceedings before the Patent and Market Court, in which the Consumer Ombudsman seeks an injunction against a single Instagram advertisement, subject to a penalty payment. The case thus concerns neither a permit nor a licence, but whether the marketing contravenes the moderation requirement in Chapter 15, Section 1 of the Gambling Act (2018:1138). The precise legal question is whether the film featuring rain of winning cheques, the figure of SEK 101 million in gold-coloured text, and a time-limited half-price offer is moderate. Under KOVFS 2025:2, Section 2.1, an overall assessment of the presentation, content, and design on the medium is required. In the submission, the legal position on social media is described as thin in terms of precedent, which is the Consumer Ombudsman's stated reason for bringing the action. [VERTINIMAS] The Consumer Ombudsman's objection concerns two circumstances that the guidelines address separately: - that the lottery is presented as socially attractive, something everyone ought to take part in — the guidelines in KOVFS 2025:2 state that marketing should not convey the impression that gambling solves social problems or is an alternative to employment or income; - that the half-price offer with a final purchase date creates urgency — the guidelines in Section 2.2.2 state that encouraging messages that may lead to an ill-considered decision should not be regarded as compatible with the moderation requirement. According to the news report, the Gambling Act requires that the information be limited to facts about the lottery and presented as objectively as possible. The guidelines in Section 2.2.1.1 moreover prohibit design that gives the appearance of greater chances of winning, for example the impression that it is easy to win large sums. The penalty amount is, according to the Consumer Ombudsman's claim, linked to the lottery's revenues of just over SEK 3.5 billion as reported in the 2025 annual report. By way of comparison, in the Advea case the Patent and Market Court attached an interim penalty payment totalling SEK 3.5 million to its decision. In autumn 2022, the Riksdag rejected the bill "A Strengthened Gambling Regulation" on the grounds that case law was in the process of being established; the court must now fill that gap. [PASEKMĖS] - If the claim succeeds, the advertisement will be prohibited, and under the Consumer Ombudsman's claim the prohibition may be combined with a penalty payment of a relatively high level given the revenue base of SEK 3.5 billion. - A judgment would carry more weight than the Swedish Consumer Agency's general guidelines from 2025, which, according to the news report, are merely guidelines, and would thereby set a benchmark for gambling advertising on social media. - For licence holders on the gambling market, this means that short, visual, and algorithmically distributed formats must be tested against the overall assessment in KOVFS 2025:2, Section 2.1. - Postkodlotteriet must now respond to the Consumer Ombudsman's objections before the court. [CITATA] - Under KOVFS 2025:2, Section 2.1, an overall assessment of the presentation, content, and design on the medium is required. - By way of comparison, in the Advea case the Patent and Market Court attached an interim penalty payment totalling SEK 3.5 million to its decision.

[ESMĖ] The legal position of Ibrahimovic and Seger is now final: the Supreme Court has refused leave to appeal, and the judgment of the Court of Appeal therefore stands as final. The tenant may thus remain in the premises with the same rights as a first-hand tenant, notwithstanding that the couple terminated the contract. What proved decisive was not the wording of the lease agreement, but the finding that an intermediate rental company had been used as a front (straw man). The courts found a community of interest between the property owners and the rental company vis-à-vis the tenant. The legal question was whether the legal relationships had been exploited in order to circumvent the protective provisions of tenancy legislation. Decisive are the provisions of Chapter 12 of the Land Code concerning security of tenure and reasonable rent, which operate in favour of the tenant. [VERTINIMAS] In a front-company arrangement, the formal contractual structure is pierced, placing the tenant on an equal footing with a direct tenant of the real counterparty. - The Stockholm District Court held that the tenant has the same rights against Ibrahimovic and Seger as if they had let the tenancy directly to him. - The Court of Appeal shared the assessment of the community of interest between the couple and the rental company. - The tenant relied on Supreme Court precedent and asserted that he had paid excess rent within a front-company arrangement benefiting the property owner. - The arguments advanced by the couple in the Court of Appeal did not alter the court's assessment. The rules protecting against such arrangements are intended to ensure that contractual terms and constructions detrimental to the tenant have no effect, in line with the principal rule in, inter alia, Section 2 of the Act (2012:978) on the Letting of One's Own Dwelling, pursuant to which disadvantageous contractual terms have no effect against the tenant. In practical terms, the judgment means that the couple cannot rely on the notice of termination they served on the tenant. [PASEKMĖS] - The tenant remains in the apartment with the rights of a first-hand tenant, including security of tenure under Chapter 12 of the Land Code. - Ibrahimovic and Seger bear the costs and risks attendant upon a direct letting relationship, including requirements of reasonable rent; the tenant has moreover asserted a right to repayment of excess rent. - The couple has no further ordinary remedies, as the Supreme Court has refused leave to appeal; the judgment is accordingly enforceable. - For the market, the outcome signals that intermediary constructions in residential lettings do not shield property owners from the protective provisions of tenancy legislation. - According to the underlying material, the next step is the enforcement of the judgment against Ibrahimovic and Seger. [CITATA] - The tenant may thus remain in the premises with the same rights as a first-hand tenant, notwithstanding that the couple terminated the contract.