The man was previously named Sweden’s worst landlord by the newspaper Hem & Hyra. Together with his son, he owns several poorly managed apartment buildings and receives severe criticism from residents and authorities. The derelict properties include the destroyed abandoned houses in Ställdalen in the municipality of Ljusnarsberg.
Now both are being charged with serious accounting crimes that Hem & Hyra was the first to uncover. The complaint shows that the charges concern a company in which the man was a board member and accounting officer. The son was an alternate board member and signatory of the company, which was declared bankrupt in 2022. The company is separate from the company that owns the run-down homes in Ställdalen.
According to the indictment, the owners… a property sale worth SEK 14 million was not recorded. In addition, there is a lack of documentation for billing measures amounting to approximately 50 million. According to the public prosecutor’s office, the crime must be classified as serious because the amounts involved are large and the aim of the lawsuit was “tax evasion”.
The prosecutor is also asking the district court to ban both men from doing business for five years if convicted. The lawsuit is based on the fact that they grossly violated their business obligations and committed a criminal offense according to the indictment.
The men deny any crime. When the son was interviewed as part of the investigation, he was asked what he thought about the criminal suspicions.
“Actually, I don’t really buy it,” he replied.
Hem & Hyra were in contact with the man and asked what a food ban would mean for him. He responds that this will not be relevant since the charges are dismissed.
The property owners have neglected many Houses have caused great misery in several parts of the country. Natalie Hart (S), the chairwoman of the local council in Ljusnarsberg, told DN that she was deeply saddened by the infamous rental queues in Ställdalen. Since the houses are not owned by the municipality, they cannot be demolished, even though they have been empty for a long time and therefore continue to attract vandals.
The county government in Örebro County decided last fall to fence off the houses in Ställdalen because they posed a security risk, but the property owner evaded the authority’s decision.
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