– One landlord was quite clear, he wanted sex once a month, says Ronja (32). Ronja Johansen was 19 the first time she was offered reduced rent in exchange for sexual services. She reacts to the exploitation of vulnerable tenants, including young women. – At the screening I realized several times during the conversation that there was something between the lines. Then I got angry, but in the situation you can’t do anything. I’m alone with him. She says landlords have offered NOK 3,000-5,000 in refusals for sexual services. Ronja says she herself has not accepted the offer, but understands if someone does. – As a poor student looking for a place to live in Oslo, one is already desperate. Some tenants may have no other choice, she says. Want a new law – These are grotesque examples that show how the market is out of control. Tenants are free, says SV’s Kari Elisabeth Kaski. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / Håkon Mosvold Larsen She wants a new tenancy law, but faces opposition from the organization Huseierne. – 80 percent of those who rent from private landlords are satisfied. There is no need for major legislative work, but we are willing to discuss adjustments to the regulations, says general secretary Morten Andreas Meyer. Hundreds of applications Sadeq Al-Murad is a master’s student in pharmacy. He came to Norway as a lone refugee from Iraq in 2015, and has now moved to Oslo to study. Sadeq has put himself on the waiting list for student accommodation, but does not believe in a quick solution there either. Photo: André Børke / André Børke – Out of up to two hundred applications, I have received answers to three. Two of them said that they only rent out to girls. I didn’t hear anything more from the third, he says. For now, he lives on the sofa with friends of friends in Drammen. Now he divides the hours of the day between studies, job hunting and house hunting. – I know that there are many people looking for a place to live. At the same time, I know that the landlords read my name, and fear that it has had something to say. – It hurts not to get anywhere. I send rental applications in the middle of the night, says Sadeq Al-Murad. Photo: André Børke / André Børke The letting agent gave Sadeq justice in his uneasiness. The company mediates housing on behalf of people who want to rent out, and says they have experience with racism. – We have had cases where landlords have tried to lay down guidelines for who we rent to. Discrimination on the basis of religion or ethnicity is illegal, so we are terminating those customer relationships, says legal director Tor Q. Aaserød.
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