1. TENANCY

2. Lease Residential lease Lease on business premises
Provisions of the Act on Residential Leases are generally mandatory to the benefit of the tenant
Lease on business premises

3. AGREEMENT ON RESIDENTIAL LEASE
Non-fixed term (presumption) or fixed term
In writing
Adjustment of unreasonable contract terms
Security maximum 3 months’ rent

4. Agreement on the rent: Rising the rent later: Freedom of contract
Rent must be reasonable
Rising the rent later:
The contract may allow the lessor unilaterally revise the rent
The condition must be detailed enough for the rise to be objectively defined and foreseen
Rising the rent by a mutual agreement
Rising the rent by giving notice

5. Paying the rent: Advance rent: Freedom of contract
If nothing agreed, the rent must be paid on the second day of the rent payment period
Advance rent:
Maximum 3 months’ rent

6. Maintainance of the residence:
Lessor is generally responsible for the costs of repair (normal wear and tear)
Tenant’s responsibility is to notify of the defects found
Tenant is responsible for a good care of the residence

7. Use of the residence: Main rule: Secondary lease: Sublease:
Use for the tenant and his/her family
Secondary lease:
Tenant may lease the residence to a third party only on the lessor’s consent
If the tenant must move from the region because of work or studies for no more than two years, the lessor can’t forbid the secondary lease
Sublease:
Tenant has the right to assign maximum half of the apartment to another person

8. Termination by notice:
Notice must be given in writing and verifiably
Fixed term lease:
Terminating by notice is possible only exceptionally
Non-fixed term lease:
Lessor’s period of notice is 3/6 months, must give a reason
Tenant’s period of notice is 1 month, no reason required

9. Court may declare the given notice ineffective on the tenant’s demand, if
there is no justifiable reason for the termination and it is unreasonable, or
its reason has been rising the rent to an unreasonable level
=> Tenant has the right to claim damages

10. Rescission Notice in writing and verifiably Lessor may rescind:
Neglect of paying rent
Illegal transfer of leasehold
Violating the contract in the use of the residence (warning first)
Tenant may rescind:
Residence is not available according to the contract
The condition of the residence is no in accordance with the contract

11. Date of vacating:
Tenant must vacate half of the residence the next working day that follows the date of termination of the lease contract
On the following day the whole residence must be vacated
Execution by a court ruling

12. LEASE OF BUSINESS PREMISES
No maximum amount of the security
Contractual freedom as regards the revising procedure of the rent
No maximum amount of the advance rent
Periods of notice: 3 months (lessor), 1 month (tenant)
Date of vacating the premises is the next working day that follows the date of termination of the lease contract