CEDH · CASELAW;COMMUNICATEDCASES;ENG — 2 septembre 2013

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They are represented before the Court by Mr   J.   Brichta, a lawyer practising in Bratislava. The facts of the cases, as submitted by the applicants, may be summarised as follows. The applicants own residential buildings which comprise flats in respect of which the rent-control scheme has applied (see Appendices 3 and 4). The background and legal framework concerning the control of rent in Slovakia is described in Krahulec v. Slovakia (dec.), no. 19294/07, 7 June 2011. The applicants submit, with reference to the applicable law, that the rent to which they are entitled for letting their property is far below the maintenance costs for their houses and disproportionately low compared with similar flats to which the rent-control scheme does not apply. By way of example, they point out that the controlled rent in respect of a   flat with a surface area of 72.56 square metres has been EUR 71.5 a month, which corresponds to EUR 0.99 per square metre. However, the free-market rent in respect of such a flat was approximately EUR 830   a   month, that is EUR 11.4 per square metre. COMPLAINTS The applicants complain that their rights under Article 1 of Protocol No.   1 have been violated as a result of the implementation of the rent ‑ control scheme in respect of their property. The applicants further complain under Article 14 of the Convention that they have been discriminated against in comparison with the owners of similar housing facilities to whom the rent-control scheme does not apply.   QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES and information requested   Has there been an interference with the applicants’ right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions, within the meaning of Article 1 of Protocol No.   1? If so, was that interference necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest and, in particular, has an excessive individual burden been placed on the applicants as a result of the operation of the legal rules governing rent-control throughout the period of their ownership of the buildings in issue (see also Hutten-Czapska v. Poland [GC], no. 35014/97, ECHR 2006 VIII; Ghigo v. Malta , no. 31122/05, 26   September 2006 or Edwards v. Malta , no. 17647/04, 24 October 2006)?   Have the applicants suffered discrimination, contrary to Article 14 of the Convention read in conjunction with Article 1 of Protocol No. 1?   The parties are requested to submit information about the difference between the rent which the applicants were able to obtain under the rent-control scheme in respect of their flats during the period of their ownership and the rent which was usually payable in similar flats to which the rent-control scheme did not apply.   The applicants are requested to submit all relevant documents indicating the financial management of their tenement house during the period of their ownership and, in particular, expenses related to the maintenance and (as   the case may be) reparation or modernisation of the house and individual flats.   APPENDIX 1   Application no 51414/11 – list of applicants       Michal BALAN, who was born in 1967 and lives in Bratislava.     Jana BALANOVÁ, who was born in 1940 and lives in Bratislava.     Allan BÖHM, who was born in 1962 and lives in Bratislava.     Soňa BÖHMOVÁ, who was born in 1961 and lives in Bratislava.     Emil CINO, who was born in 1955 and lives in Pezinok.     Božena CINOVÁ, who was born in 1953 and lives in Pezinok.     Alexander ČULEN, who was born in 1967 and lives in Bratislava.     Boris ČULEN, who was born in 1974 and lives in Bratislava.     Anna ČULENOVÁ, who was born in 1942 and lives in Bratislava. Jozef HLAVAČKA, who was born in 1948 and lives in Bratislava. IBEA, spol. s r.o., a limited liability company with its registered office in Bratislava. Lucia ILLEŠOVÁ, who was born in 1976 and lives in Bratislava. Miroslav KONÔPKA, who was born in 1962 and lives in Bratislava. Mária KUBEŠOVÁ, who was born in 1923 and lives in Bratislava. LINEA, investičné družstvo, an investment co-operative with its   registered office in Bratislava. Daniela MOTEŠICKÁ, who was born in 1962 and lives in Bratislava. Jozef MOTEŠICKÝ, who was born in 1972 and lives in Bratislava. ONE WAY Trading, s.r.o., a limited liability company with its   registered office in Bratislava. Marek ŠINDELÁR, who was born in 1973 and lives in Bratislava. Eva VALENTOVÁ, who was born in 1946 and lives in Trnava. VETERAN SERVIS spol. s r.o., a limited liability company with its   registered office in Bratislava. Pavol ZEMKO, who was born in 1972 and lives in Trnava.   The applicants who are natural persons are Slovak nationals. APPENDIX 2   Application no 46098/12 – list of applicants       Juraj BARTO, who was born in 1963 and lives in Bratislava.     BIELA LABUŤ, s.r.o., a limited liability company with its registered   office in Lučenec.     Karol ČERVENČÍK, who was born in 1955 and lives in Bratislava.     Peter CHALUPA, who was born in 1960 and lives in Bratislava.     Robert CHRASTINA, who was born in 1971 and lives in Bratislava.     Peter CIRAN, who was born in 1971 and lives in Bystrička.     Ján CIRAN, who was born in 1955 and lives in Senica.     Štefan CIRAN, who was born in 1931 and lives in Bystrička.     Oľga CIRANOVÁ, who was born in 1938 and lives in Bystrička. Eva DZURILLOVÁ, who was born in 1961 and lives in Bratislava. Juraj FOLTÍN, who was born in 1968 and lives in Bratislava. Ľubica GÁLIKOVÁ, who was born in 1946 and lives in Bratislava. Branislav GÁLUS, who was born in 1940 and lives in Brezová pod   Bradlom. Anna HUTTOVÁ, who was born in 1952 and lives in Bratislava. Robert KELEMEN, who was born in 1964 and lives in Lučenec. Renáta KELEMENOVÁ, who was born in 1966 and lives in Lučenec. Anna KLANICOVÁ, who was born in 1946 and lives in Brezová pod Bradlom. Ľubica KOCANDOVÁ, who was born in 1965 and lives in Pezinok. Zita KOZLOVÁ, who was born in 1980 and lives in Bratislava. Ida KOZLOVÁ, who was born in 1978 and lives in Bratislava. Juraj LINDAUER, who was born in 1979 and lives in Bratislava. Erika LINDAUEROVÁ, who was born in 1972 and lives in Bratislava Milica MICHALOVÁ, who was born in 1954 and lives in Bratislava. Peter MINÁRIK, who was born in 1948 and lives in Martin. Milan MINÁRIK, who was born in 1952 and lives in Žilina. MINÁRIK, spol. s r.o., a limited liability company with its registered   office in Žilina. Elena MINÁRIKOVÁ, who was born in 1953 and lives in Žilina. Kamila MINÁRIKOVÁ, who was born in 1942 and lives in Martin. Darina MORAVITZOVÁ, who was born in 1953 and lives in   Bratislava. Zuzana NEMČÍKOVÁ, who was born in 1955 and lives in Bratislava. Dušan NOSKO, who was born in 1967 and lives in Senica. Ivan NOSKO, who was born in 1964 and lives in Senica nad Myjavou. Martin PETRUŠ, who was born in 1975 and lives in Bratislava. Katarína PLEVÁKOVÁ, who was born in 1958 and lives in Bratislava. RR Consulting, s.r.o., a limited liability company with its registered   office in Bratislava. Andrej SCHOLTZ, who was born in 1977 and lives in Bratislava. Igor SCHOLTZ, who was born in 1928 and lives in Bratislava. Viera SCHOLTZOVÁ, who was born in 1949 and lives in Bratislava. Elena ŠŤASTNÁ, who was born in 1961 and lives in Bratislava. Mária STRACOVÁ, who was born in 1977 and lives in Bratislava. Marcela SVOBODOVÁ, who was born in 1940 and lives in Praha. Rastislav UHLÁR, who was born in 1978 and lives in Bratislava. Peter WICHNER, who was born in 1951 and lives in Praha.     The applicants who are natural persons are Slovak nationals with the exception of Marcela SVOBODOVÁ and Peter WICHNER, who are Czech nationals. APPENDIX 3   Application no 51414/11 – Residential buildings owned by the applicants   Applicant Residential house address Land Registry Entry 1. Michal BALAN Obchodná 19, 811 06 Bratislava 4142 2. Jana BALANOVÁ Obchodná 19, 811 06 Bratislava 4142 3. Allan BÖHM Medená 18, 811 02 Bratislava 4232 4. Soňa BÖHMOVÁ Medená 18, 811 02 Bratislava 4232 5. Emil CINO Cajlanská 11, 902 01 Pezinok 377 6. Božena CINOVÁ Cajlanská 11, 902 01 Pezinok 377 7. Alexander ČULEN Jedlíkova 4, 811 06 Bratislava 4580 8. Boris ČULEN Jedlíkova 4, 811 06 Bratislava 4580 9. Anna ČULENOVÁ Jedlíkova 4, 811 06 Bratislava 4580 10. Jozef HLAVAČKA Štefanovičova 8, 811 04 Bratislava 4212 11. IBEA, spol. s r.o. Obchodná 4, 811 06 Bratislava 4369 12. Lucia ILLEŠOVÁ Obchodná 19, 811 06 Bratislava 4142 13. Miroslav KONÔPKA Okánikova 1-3, 811 04 Bratislava 7227 14. Mária KUBEŠOVÁ Banskobystrická 16, 811 06 Bratislava 1129 15. LINEA, investičné družstvo Rajská 14, 811 08 Bratislava 8366 16. Daniela MOTEŠICKÁ Medená 35, 811 02 Bratislava 212 17. Jozef MOTEŠICKÝ Medená 35, 811 02 Bratislava 212 18. ONE WAY Trading, s.r.o. Obchodná 19, 811 06 Bratislava 4142 19. Marek ŠINDELÁR Mudroňova 33, 811 01 Bratislava 4598 20. Eva VALENTOVÁ Štefanovičova 8, 811 04 Bratislava 4212 21. VETERAN SERVIS spol. s r.o. Kuzmányho 4, 811 06 Bratislava 3035 22. Pavol ZEMKO Kalinčiakova 1, 917 01 Trnava 5489   APPENDIX 4   Application no 46098/12 – Residential buildings owned by the applicants   Applicant Residential house address Land Registry Entry 1. Juraj BARTO Makovického 10/36, 010 01 Žilina 890 2. BIELA LABUŤ, s.r.o. Račianska 53, 831 02 Bratislava 2006 3. Karol ČERVENČÍK Sedlárska 10, 811 01 Bratislava 4216 Nedbalova 11, 81101 Bratislava 357 4. Peter CHALUPA Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 5. Robert CHRASTINA Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 6. Peter CIRAN Blumentálska 6, 811 07 Bratislava 4294 7. Ján CIRAN Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 8.   Štefan CIRAN Blumentálska 6, 811 07 Bratislava 4294 Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 9. Oľga CIRANOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 10. Eva DZURILLOVÁ Červeňova 3, 811 03 Bratislava 864 11. Juraj FOLTÍN Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 12. Ľubica GÁLIKOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 13. Branislav GÁLUS Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 14.   Anna HUTTOVÁ Sedlárska 10, 811 01 Bratislava 4216 Nedbalova 11, 81101 Bratislava 357 15. Robert KELEMEN Račianska 53, 831 02 Bratislava 2006 16. Renáta KELEMENOVÁ Račianska 53, 831 02 Bratislava 2006 17. Anna KLANICOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 18. Ľubica KOCANDOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 19. Zita KOZLOVÁ Grösslingová 21, 811 09 Bratislava 4426 20. Ida KOZLOVÁ Grösslingová 21, 811 09 Bratislava 4426 21. Juraj LINDAUER Červeňova 3, 811 03 Bratislava 864 22. Erika LINDAUEROVÁ Červeňova 3, 811 03 Bratislava 864 23. Milica MICHALOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 24. Peter MINÁRIK Makovického 8, 010 01 Žilina 5205 25. Milan MINÁRIK Makovického 8, 010 01 Žilina 5205 26. MINÁRIK, spol. s r.o. Makovického 8, 010 01 Žilina 5205 27. Elena MINÁRIKOVÁ Makovického 8, 010 01 Žilina 5205 28. Kamila MINÁRIKOVÁ Makovického 8, 010 01 Žilina 5205 29. Darina MORAVITZOVÁ Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 30. Zuzana NEMČÍKOVÁ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 31. Dušan NOSKO Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 32. Ivan NOSKO Mariánska 2, 811 08 Bratislava 4447 33. Martin PETRUŠ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 34. Katarína PLEVÁKOVÁ Červeňova 3, 811 03 Bratislava 864 35. RR Consulting, s.r.o. Špitálska 2/A, 811 08 Bratislava 4093 36. Andrej SCHOLTZ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 37. Igor SCHOLTZ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 38. Viera SCHOLTZOVÁ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 39. Elena ŠŤASTNÁ Makovického 10/36, 010 01 Žilina 890 40. Mária STRACOVÁ Grösslingová 21, 811 09 Bratislava 4426 41. Marcela SVOBODOVÁ Panenská 36, 811 03 Bratislava 905 42. Rastislav UHLÁR Grösslingová 21, 811 09 Bratislava 4426 43. Peter WICHNER Makovického 10/36, 010 01 Žilina 890