Document Overview
This is a website text from Custòdia, Banc de Sòls Comunitàris, presented as an association that will become a cooperative in 2027. It describes an open alliance of public and private agents committed to the right to housing and the democratic management of land.
Aims and Model
The association aims to recover land from the market, preserve its social use and keep it affordable in perpetuity. Its governance formula is inspired by international Community Land Trusts (CLT). The text describes the structural housing crisis as an economic destabilising factor that fragments communities, limits roots and empties neighbourhoods.
Four Principles
- Removing land from the market: the text argues the market is effective for consumer goods but not for land.
- Long-term custody: preserved land never returns to the market, protecting housing or cultural, community and environmental initiatives in perpetuity.
- Democratic governance: housing users, civil society and administrations safeguard the social function of land.
- Permanent affordability: stable access fees adjusted to social criteria, avoiding increases linked to market fluctuations.
Why It Matters for the Right to Housing
The text presents the model as a means of guaranteeing the social function of land permanently. It addresses public and private agents committed to housing rights and democratic land management, including housing users, civil society and administrations.