DRUŽBA, stavební bytové družstvo is a housing cooperative based in Brno, Czech Republic. Its registered address is Kapucínské náměstí 100/6, Brno. The organisation was registered on 6 June 1959 and was established in Brno on 10 June that year, following a founding members’ meeting held on 22 May. 21
The cooperative’s principal activity is managing residential buildings and non-residential premises, including properties owned by other parties. Its stated services include property administration, accounting, operation of the housing stock and advice. Its purpose includes collectively obtaining and managing homes to meet members’ housing needs. 2
DRUŽBA reports managing approximately 14,000 units in Brno’s Štýřice, Kohoutovice, Bohunice, Nový and Starý Lískovec, Slatina, Líšeň, Medlánky, Řečkovice, Jundrov, Komín and Chrlice districts, as well as in Modřice. Its geographic scope is therefore local to the Brno area. 2
Historically, municipalities donated land for the cooperative’s housing construction until 1992, while regional authorities determined the allocation and location of building sites. The cooperative describes its housing as having been financed through member contributions, state subsidies and long-term loans repaid by members. Its governance includes a delegates’ assembly and a board comprising a chair, vice-chair, five other board members and the cooperative’s director. 2
The cooperative’s rules were updated in 1992 and new statutes were approved in 2001. Its current publicly listed director is Ing. Lubomír Hejtman; the supplied sources do not identify the current board chair by name. 24