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Communicated on 2 February 2016

THIRD SECTION

Application no 47922/14 Jiří DRAHOŠ AND OTHERS and Others against Slovakia and 5 other applications (see list appended)

STATEMENT OF FACTS

THE FACTS

The applicants are individuals or legal entities, whose particulars are set out in Appendices 1A - 6A. These Appendices also specify the date of introduction of the respective application.

The applicant Mr A. Rauscher- Nchwalger is represented before the Court by Mr P. Zelenay , a lawyer practicing in Bratislava. All other applicants are represented 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 are the owners of residential buildings comprising flats which were or have been subject to the rent-control scheme (see Appendices 1B - 6B).

The background and legal framework concerning the control of rent in Slovakia is described in Bittó and Others v. Slovakia ( no. 30255/09 , §§ 7-16 and 32 ‑ 72, 28 January 2014) .

The applicants submit that the rent to which they were or have been entitled for letting their property is disproportionately low compared to similar flats to which the rent-control scheme does not apply.

The applicants indicate that the factual and legal position as regards their cases is the same as in the case of Bittó and Others (cited above).

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

COMMON QUESTIONS

1. 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 real property in issue (see also Bittó and Others v. Slovakia , no. 30255/09 , 28 January 2014, with further references) ?

2. 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.

CASE -SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

Application no. 49902/14

In this application, two tenants (as indicated in Appendix 2B) moved to another flat within the same residential building while the regulated rent continued to apply for the tenant in question in personam (i.e. not in rem to the flat previously occupied by that tenant). Does this constitute a “continuing situation” for the purposes of calculating the six ‑ month rule under Article 35 § 1 of the Convention ?

Application no. 76478/14

In this application, two tenants (as indicated in Appendix 4B) moved to another flat within the same residential building while the regulated rent continued to apply for the tenant in question in personam (i.e. not in rem to the flat previously occupied by that tenant). Does this constitute a “continuing situation” for the purposes of calculating the six ‑ month rule under Article 35 § 1 of the Convention ?

Application no. 13285/15

The applicant no. 12, company Konventná apartments, s.r.o ., ceased to exist as a result of a merger with another company, Feiglerov dom a.s ., and the latter company as its legal successor wishes to continue the application. Can the latter company claim to be a victim of the alleged violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 as the legal successor of the original applicant (compare and contrast, see RF spol . s r.o . v. Slovakia ( dec. ), no. 9926/03, 20 October 2010 )? If so, can the company F eiglerov dom a.s . claim to be a victim for the violations occurred before the merger?

APPENDIX 1 A

List of applicants

Application no. 47922/14

The application was lodged on 11 June 2014 by twelve applicants, who all are Slovak nationals.

APPENDIX 1b

Application no. 47922/14

Property owned by the applicants and the period of application of rent-control

Applicants

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.Jiří DRAHOÅ

Jakubovo nám . 17, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

9941, 2, 3

26/02/1998 -

Jakubovo nám . 19, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

994

2, 3

26/02/1998 -

2.

3.

4.Eva PECIAROVÁ

Milan KOVÁČ

Jozef KOVÁČ

Špitálska 37, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

41813, 5, 6

19/06/1991 -

5.Viera JUNGOVÁ

Čajakova 36, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

1774

1

18/03/1992 -

6.Ľubomír ŠČASNÝ

Heydukova 19, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

45541, 2, 3, 4, 7, 12, 14

10/12/2010 -

10, 11

10/12/2010 - 01/05/2014

7.

8.Ľudovít LABÍK

Beata LABÍKOVÁ

Šancová 76, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

44347, 8, 9, 11

08/03/2001 -

9.Emília BALÁŽOVÁ

Šancová 102, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

88511, 12, 14, 15

31/05/1991 -

10.AKJ s. r. o.

Žilinská 2, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4096

2 nd floor/1, ground floor/1

29/04/2009 -

11.PRIVÉEFINA s. r. o.

Šancová 76, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

44347, 8, 9, 11

01/01/2011 -

12.PERFEKT a.s .

Karpatská 7, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4891

1

25/04/1995 -

APPENDIX 2 A

Application no. 49902/14

List of applicants

The application was lodged on 30 June 2014 by twenty-seven applicants. Ms J. Formanová , Ms N. Skružná and Ms H. Miňovská are Czech nationals; all other applicants are Slovak nationals.

APPENDIX 2b

Application no. 49902/14

Property owned by the applicants and the period of application of rent-control

Applicants

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.

2.Jana MARTINOVIČOVÁ

Eva ČEŘOVSKÁ

Štefánikova 16, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4290

1, 4

27/09/1991 -

7

27/09/1991- 31/12/2013

3.

4.Jana FORMANOVÁ

Nadežda SKRUŽNÁ

Grösslingová 43, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

43013, 5, 6, 9

15/11/1991 -

5.

6.Július VAŇURA

Ján VAŇURA

Trenčianska 15, Bratislava II

344

8

13/11/2012 -

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.Ján BIENIK

Anna BIENIKOVÁ Renáta VONGREJOVÁ

Jaroslava EDEDYOVÁ Katarína MURÁŇOVÁ

Anna LALKOVIČOVÁ Ferdinand LALKOVIČ Anna SOPKOVČÍKOVÁ

Budyšínska 2, Bratislava – Nové Mesto

19815, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17-18

25/09/2009 -

15.Boris ŠTEFÁNEK

Moyzesova 22 (ul. 1. mája 18), Žilina

4813

11

19/08/2000 -

1*

5*

19/08/2000 – 31/05/2002*

01/06/2002* -

9*

12*

19/08/2000 - 31/01/2002*

01/02/2002 - 02/04/2014*

16.Viera ŠTEFÁNKOVÁ

Moyzesova 22 (ul. 1. mája 18), Žilina

4813

5, 11

27/01/2003 -

12

27/01/2003 - 02/04/2014

17.

18.Eleonóra ŽIDEKOVÁ

Katarína PISARČÍKOVÁ

Obchodná 50, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4089

1

16/04/2002 -

19.

20.Stanislav PAVÚK

Eva NÉMETHOVÁ

Obchodná 50, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4089

1

26/12/1991 -

21.Lýdia MICHALČEKOVÁ

Obchodná 50, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4089

1

01/03/1991 -

22.Helena MIŇOVSKÁ

Obchodná 50, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4089

1

18/03/2004 -

23.Helena WAGNEROVÁ

Sasinkova 1, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

2582

3, 4

17/12/1997 -

24.Štefánia KOPORCOVÁ

Trenčianska 11, Bratislava – Nivy

37202, 04, 06

13/05/1992 -

25.

26.Pavel KOPOREC

Milena ZÁLESŇÁKOVÁ

Trenčianska 11, Bratislava – Nivy

37202, 04, 06

22/03/2013 -

25.Pavel KOPOREC

Moravská 1, Bratislava – Nové mesto

1985

002, 101, 201, 202, 203, 204, 303, 304, 401, 402, 403, 501, 502, 503

25/05/2004 -

27.Kongregácia sestier Najsvätejšieho Spasiteľa, Slovenská provincia

Grösslingová 34-36, Bratislava – Staré mesto

61001, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14

19/07/1990 -

* The tenant moved to another flat in the same residential building while the regulated rent continued to apply.

APPENDIX 3 A

Application no. 55307/14

List of applicants

The application was lodged on 3 1 July 2014 by an Austrian national.

APPENDIX 3b

Application no. 55307/14

Property owned by the applicant and the period of application of rent-control

Applicant

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.Alexander RAUSCHER-NCHWALGER

Ul . 29. augusta 19, Bratislava

4555

6

11/02/2011 - 28/09/2015

10

11/02/2011 - 26/06/2015

12

11/02/2011 - 28/09/2015

14

11/02/2011 -

APPENDIX 4 A

Application no. 76478/14

List of applicants

The application was lodged on 28 November 2014 by fourteen applicants, who are all Slovak nationals with the exception of Mr E. Quastler , Ms I. Taussig and Ms O. F. Quastler , who are Israeli nationals.

APPENDIX 4b

Application no. 76478/14

Property owned by the applicants and the period of application of rent-control

Applicants

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.

2.Peter GÁLFY

Ivan KOVÁČ

Lešková 9, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

2058

1

03/06/2005 -

1

28/03/1984 -

3.Vladimír Slavomír FRŤALA

Beskydská 6, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

3105

6

03/02/2000 -

10

21/09/1999 -

4.Dušan BADAL

Šancová 102, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

885

1, 17

31/05/1991 -

5.

6.

7.Eyal QUASTLER

Iris TAUSSIG

Orly Froydental QUASTLER

Šancová 2, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

42874 ,5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

27/04/2007 -

8.

9.

10.

11.Eva GÁLIKOVÁ

Anna MARKOVÁ Vlasta VEČERÍKOVÁ Jozef REZEK

Obchodná 50, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4089

1

12/06/2000 -

12.NESTVEST, s.r.o .

Galandova 3, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4288

1

06/06/2000 -

13.IVOS – spol. s.r.o.

Pražská 33, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

42255, 12, 14, 17, 19, 23

27/02/2009 -

8

27/02/2009 - 31/08/2014

16*

9*

19/07/2010 - 31/08/2014

01/09/2014 -

14.STAVEBNÁ SPOLOČNOSŤ RAVING, a.s.

Vrbovská cesta 15, Piešťany

7978

14*

25*

27/07/1998 - 31/07/2014

01/08/2014 -

21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34

27/07/1998 -

* The tenant moved to another flat in the same residential building while the regulated rent continued to apply.

APPENDIX 5 A

Application no. 13285/15

List of applicants

The application was lodged on 10 March 2015 by thirteen applicants, who are all Slovak nationals.

By a letter of 27 May 2015 the applicants informed the Court that the applicant company Koventná Apartments, s.r.o . ceased to exist on 15 April 2015 as a consequence of merger with a joint-stock company Feiglerov dom a. s. who is its legal successor.

APPENDIX 5b

Application no. 13285/15

Property owned by the applicants and the period of application of rent-control

Applicants

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.Peter MIŠÍK

Branislav MIŠÍK

Radovan MIŠÍK

Mária SOUKUPOVÁ

Eva SOFKOVÁ

Zochová 18, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

2907

5

17/06/1992 -

5

17/06/1992 -

5

23/06/2009 -

5

24/02/1992 -

5

24/02/1992 -

6.

7.

8.

9.Tomáš PLANK

Ingrid PLANKOVÁ

Dušan POHOVEJ

Soňa POHOVEJOVÁ

Námestie Slobody 10, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

48843, 7, 8

16/08/1995 -

3, 7, 8

16/08/1995 -

3, 7, 8

16/08/1995 -

3, 7, 8

16/08/1995 -

10.NOE, s. r. o.

Konventná 3, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

4565A5, A6, B1, B2

27/07/2004 -

11.DANY 20, s. r. o.

Cukrová 6,

Bratislava - Staré Mesto

95861, 2, 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

31/01/2014 -

12.KONVENTNÁ APARTMENTS, s. r. o.

(FEIGLEROV DOM a. s.)

Konventná 5, Bratislava - Staré Mesto

27592a, 8, 6a, 4, 3a, 6b, 3b, 1, 2b, 5

14/03/2007 (30/03/2015) -

13.W.O.C.H. REAL a. s.

Račianska 20, Bratislava – Nové Mesto

45992, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21

27/01/2009 -

APPENDIX 6a

Application no. 34749/15

List of applicants

The application was lodged on 13 July 2015 by six applicants. The first applicant is Slovak national.

APPENDIX 6b

Application no. 34749/15

Property owned by the applicants and the period of application of rent-control

Applicants

Residential house address

Land Registry Entry

Flat number

Period of application of rent control

1.Pavol SLÁVIK

Štefánikova 31, Bratislava – Staré Mesto

44692, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21

30/04/2007 -

2.APOLLO SPA & LIVING, s. r. o.

Nitrianska 1, Piešťany

4672

1

22/02/2013 -

3.OTP BUILDINGS, s. r. o.

Špitálska 61, Bratislava – Staré Mesto

8178

41, 42, 52, 53, 56, 61

06/07/2005 -

4.ŽIDOVSKÁ NÁBOŽENSKÁ OBEC BRATISLAVA

Kupeľná 5, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 30

48513, 4, 5, 6, 10

20/07/1994 -

Svoradova 5, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 609

4851

1, 7

20/07/1994 -

Panenská 4, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 653

4851

6

20/07/1994 -

Palisády 42, Bratislava – Staré mesto

3086

2, 5

07/06/1996 -

5.EVANJELICKÁ CIRKEV AUGSBURSKÉHO VYZNANIA NA SLOVENSKU

Svoradová 3, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 746

3587

2, 6

14/01/1997 -

Palisády 46, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 736

3587

16, 23

18/03/1992 -

Palisády 48, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 736

35871, 6, 10

18/03/1992 -

8

18/03/1992 - 22/06/2015

Panenská 25, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 101676

18952, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

19/05/2004 -

6.CIRKEVNÝ ZBOR EVANJELICKEJ CIRKVI AUGSBURSKÉHO VYZNANIA NA SLOVENSKU BRATISLAVA STARÉ MESTO

Panenská 27, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č. 677

95591, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

18/03/1992 -

11

18/03/1992 - 20/02/2015

Konventná 1 4, Bratislava – Staré Mesto, bytový dom č.630

95591, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16

18/03/1992 -

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DRAHOŠ AND OTHERS v. SLOVAKIA and 5 other applications

DRAHOŠ AND OTHERS v. SLOVAKIA and 5 other applications

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