Newly Elected Budapest Fifth District Mayor Vows To Return Flat

  • 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
Newly Elected Budapest Fifth District Mayor Vows To Return Flat
Newly elected Fifth District mayor Péter Szentgyörgyvölgyi said on Friday that he will return his 110 square metre flat on downtown Szerb utca to the district council, as he has had enough of constant attacks.

As head of the district asset manager and then deputy mayor under mayor Antal Rogán, Szentgyörgyvölgyi bought the flat with a 25% discount that tenants are entitled to.

Lawyers are examining a method for returning the property to the council.

Together co-president Péter Juhász objected that Szentgyörgyvölgyi had been given the unit as a service flat although he had a home of his own in the district. Both that and his purchase of the flat for Ft 19 million below its market value are illegal, he said. Juhász is filing a report on suspected abuse of office.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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