Causa of new Gswb boss

Appointment raises increasingly sensitive questions

The Gswb headquarters in Lehen is waiting for decisions from the city and the state government - only then can Hochleitner become the new boss on October 1.(Bild: Tschepp Markus)

Why does the designated boss not yet have a contract and yet is presented as Rassaerts' successor? Why can all four top-ranked candidates be attributed to ÖVP circles and much more: The unrest in the Salzburg housing association Gswb and politics before Hochleitner takes office is increasing. 

The facts: On July 15, the state media center announced that Ferdinand Hochleitner would take over from Peter Rassaerts as head of Gswb on October 1. On Monday, the "Krone" was the first media outlet in Salzburg to report that the Upper Austrian-born ex-co-boss of OÖ Wohnbau had called the Linz tax office into action. Two years from 2017, there was a risk that the counterpart to Salzburg's largest non-profit housing association could lose its non-profit status.