MATUSCHKA AND OTHERS v. SLOVAKIA - 33076/10 (Judgment : Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 2 of Protocol No. 1 - Control of the use o...) [2017] ECHR 594 (27 June 2017)

MATUSCHKA AND OTHERS v. SLOVAKIA - 33076/10 (Judgment : Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 - Protection of property (Article 1 para. 2 of Protocol No. 1 - Control of the use o...) [2017] ECHR 594 (27 June 2017)

The rent-control scheme imposed a disproportionate burden on applicants' property rights, regulated rents remained considerably lower than market rents, and no compensation was provided. The authorities failed to strike the requisite fair balance, resulting in a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.

Citation
[2017] ECHR 594
Parties
Applicant: Kazimír Matuschka; Applicant: Ingrid Mrkvová; Applicant: Kristian Matuschka; Applicant: Horst Husár; Applicant: Pavol Husár; Applicant: Jaroslav Soročin; Applicant: Judita Kramplová; Applicant: Mária Gullová; Applicant: Michaela Korvasová; Applicant: Milan Bálint; Applicant: Vladimír Bohuslav; Applicant: Ivan Stodola; Applicant: Elena Stodolová; Applicant: Ivana Vilčeková; Applicant: Anna Konečná; Applicant: M-MARKET, akciová spoločnosť; Applicant: F. SEAL, s.r.o.; Applicant: RENOBYT s.r.o.; Applicant: BL-DEVELOPER, spol. s r.o.; Applicant: SNP REAL, a.s.; Applicant: Július Vaňura; Applicant: Eva Vaňurová; Applicant: Ružena Krivošíková; Applicant: Ladislav Ročiak; Applicant: Helena Ročiaková; Applicant: Ivan Albert; Applicant: Rudolf Albert; Applicant: Katarína Šináková; Applicant: Vlasta Pivarčiová; Applicant: Georg Mayer; Applicant: Anton Sudek; Applicant: Alžbeta Strížencová; Applicant: Ladislav Banhégyi; Applicant: Imrich Banhégyi; Applicant: Pavol Záturecký; Respondent: Slovak Republic
Jurisdiction
European Union
Judgment Date
27 June 2017
Procedural Posture
European Court of Human Rights Application / Final Judgment
Outcome
Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1; partial inadmissibility; just satisfaction awarded.
Legal Topics
Rent Control, Peaceful Enjoyment of Possessions, Discrimination, Just Satisfaction, Effective Remedy
Human Rights Property Law Constitutional Law Rent Control Peaceful Enjoyment of Possessions Discrimination Just Satisfaction Effective Remedy

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Parties

Kazimír Matuschka

Applicant

Ingrid Mrkvová

Applicant

Kristian Matuschka

Applicant

Horst Husár

Applicant

Pavol Husár

Applicant

Jaroslav Soročin

Applicant

Judita Kramplová

Applicant

Mária Gullová

Applicant

Michaela Korvasová

Applicant

Milan Bálint

Applicant

Vladimír Bohuslav

Applicant

Ivan Stodola

Applicant

Elena Stodolová

Applicant

Ivana Vilčeková

Applicant

Anna Konečná

Applicant

M-MARKET, akciová spoločnosť

Applicant

F. SEAL, s.r.o.

Applicant

RENOBYT s.r.o.

Applicant

BL-DEVELOPER, spol. s r.o.

Applicant

SNP REAL, a.s.

Applicant

Július Vaňura

Applicant

Eva Vaňurová

Applicant

Ružena Krivošíková

Applicant

Ladislav Ročiak

Applicant

Helena Ročiaková

Applicant

Ivan Albert

Applicant

Rudolf Albert

Applicant

Katarína Šináková

Applicant

Vlasta Pivarčiová

Applicant

Georg Mayer

Applicant

Anton Sudek

Applicant

Alžbeta Strížencová

Applicant

Ladislav Banhégyi

Applicant

Imrich Banhégyi

Applicant

Pavol Záturecký

Applicant

Slovak Republic

Respondent

Procedural Posture

European Court of Human Rights Application / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Slovak rent-control scheme violated Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention
  2. 2 Whether the scheme constituted discriminatory treatment under Article 14
  3. 3 Whether applicants had an effective remedy under Article 13

Ratio Decidendi

The rent-control scheme imposed a disproportionate burden on applicants' property rights, regulated rents remained considerably lower than market rents, and no compensation was provided. The authorities failed to strike the requisite fair balance, resulting in a violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1.

Court Disposition

Violation of Article 1 of Protocol No. 1; partial inadmissibility; just satisfaction awarded.

Orders

  • Applications joined.
  • Ms Ch. Andrássyová does not have standing; Mr J. Soročin and Ms K. Šináková have standing to continue proceedings.