Abandoned private homes

A 1992 report showed an estimated 40,000 empty flats in Poland. Although many young Poles dream of moving out of their parents' homes, the approximate 1992 inflation rate in Poland deters them from venturing out, and consequently leaves many flats empty. Warsaw residents are able to barter their housing stock with flat exchange offices, who offer exchanges of apartments half the size of those bartered.

1. Increase in abandoned buildings

1. Haunted buildings

1. Illegal occupation of unoccupied property
2. Demolition of homes by government authorities

1. Housing destruction by warfare
2. High interest rates
3. High cost of housing
4. Disruptive rural to urban migration
5. Demoralizing constraints on housing rehabilitation
6. Absentee ownership

1. Housing shortage

1. Substandard housing and accommodation
2. Mistaken demolition of buildings

1. Compiling building data

1. Unused
2. Unattractive
3. Emptiness
4. Deterioration
5. Abandonment