I would not recommend the Housing Office service to anyone. I am going to state my case as I wrote it in a complaint letter to the SU (which, by the way, has been replied by the own Housing Office instead by the SU administration) so anyone can read it and be aware about this.
I was a guest researcher at Stockholm University during three months. After cleaning my room and returning the keys, I came back home. One week later, I received an email from the Housing office about an extra invoice regarding a cleaning fee, with the amount of 1365 SEK. When asked why that large amount of money, when I had cleaned my room properly, they replied me with a series of pictures of the room taken by the inspection service. The pictures showed minor dirtiness (some dust) that could be cleaned in 15 minutes so the fee was completely disproportionate. I asked them to reconsider the fee. However, they replied me that it was a fixed cost and it cannot be lowered.
I feel as I have been scammed by a public institution. If I have to search for accommodation again in Stockholm, I would look for it in SSSB or...
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