On Tuesday, Bostaden held a meeting on the basis of the Consumer Agency's comments and they say that they now together with the Swedish public utility and student housing companies discuss and urgently take action.

The criticism concerns, among other things, a condition that those who live in student corridors can be held collectively responsible and liable for damages if damage occurs. Something that Anders Hugosson, marketing manager of the home does not agree with.

- We certainly do not engage in any form of collective punishment, he tells SVT.

Students a vulnerable group

According to Ulrika Edlund, a lawyer at the Swedish Consumer Agency, students are a vulnerable group in the housing market. There is often a shortage of student housing and it can cause students to accept conditions that are not in accordance with existing legislation. 

By the fourth of May, the Housing Authority must have answered what amendment measures they intend to take. If they do not make changes, they may in the worst case be prohibited from using the leases, but nothing will adversely affect the students in such cases. 

Hear Anders Hugosson at Bostaden about the criticism from the Swedish Consumer Agency in the clip above.