“A home is a right of every citizen.”
Housing access reform Act of 2023
Rationale
It is the nation's duty to defend access to housing for all. The private system maximizes its profits despite the working class. It's time to abolish it.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Social Housing |
Small stock for the most vulnerable; right-to-buy for tenants
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The state is the majority landlord; rents set to income
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| 2 | Housing Supply & Planning |
Market-led, deregulated planning
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Balanced planning system
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| 3 | Rent Control |
Light stabilisation, mostly market rents
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Hard caps on rents
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Social Housing2
Housing Supply & Planning3
Rent ControlProposer
Party
Anarchist Association
The Anarchist Association seeks to establish a horizontal system divided into autonomous communities through revolution, propaganda by the deed, and systemic reform.
Core pillars
Günter Weiß
Activist · Age 55
A working-class survivor who rose from factory floors to become a media-savvy agitator, Günter Weiß built his reputation exposing corporate corruption before learning to wield public narratives like a weapon for the powerless.
Timeline
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Draft20 November 2023
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Vote Open27 January 2024
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Vote Closed27 March 2024
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Did Not Become Law27 March 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Federal Council
FailedFor: 22 / 70 seats (31.4%)
Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarchist Association Proposer | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
| Belvarian Labour Front | 0 | Yes | A home is a right of every citizen. |
| Belvarian Peoples Union | 17 | No | While we do agree with articles 2 and 3 we are unsure regarding article 1 as hard capping may cause some issues so with that said we will decline this proposal in its current form |
| Freedom For Us | 17 | No | We do not deny the necessity of access to housing and echo the underlying principles of this Bill. However, Section 1 of Article XIX of our Constitution guarantees every person's right to acquire, own, use and dispose of property and thus how much rent should be targeted needs to be determined by owners; therefore the hard caps clause is our redline. |
| Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria | 15 | Yes | We agree: housing is a right for our population, not a business opportunity for companies—many of which are based outside Belvaria. |
National Parliament
FailedFor: 161 / 500 seats (32.2%)
Against: 240 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 99
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anarchist Association Proposer | 55 | Yes | No reason given |
| Belvarian Labour Front | 0 | Yes | A home is a right of every citizen. |
| Belvarian Peoples Union | 119 | No | While we do agree with articles 2 and 3 we are unsure regarding article 1 as hard capping may cause some issues so with that said we will decline this proposal in its current form |
| Freedom For Us | 121 | No | We do not deny the necessity of access to housing and echo the underlying principles of this Bill. However, Section 1 of Article XIX of our Constitution guarantees every person's right to acquire, own, use and dispose of property and thus how much rent should be targeted needs to be determined by owners; therefore the hard caps clause is our redline. |
| Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria | 106 | Yes | We agree: housing is a right for our population, not a business opportunity for companies—many of which are based outside Belvaria. |
| Empty seats | 73 | Not voted |
Federal Chancellor
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
President
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“While we do agree with articles 2 and 3 we are unsure regarding article 1 as hard capping may cause some issues so with that said we will decline this proposal in its current form”
“We agree: housing is a right for our population, not a business opportunity for companies—many of which are based outside Belvaria.”
“We do not deny the necessity of access to housing and echo the underlying principles of this Bill. However, Section 1 of Article XIX of our Constitution guarantees every person's right to acquire, own, use and dispose of property and thus how much rent should be targeted needs to be determined by owners; therefore the hard caps clause is our redline.”