Hello! Sure, the ones best-known here in Poland are: olx.pl and otodom.pl :) We mention them also in our video called: "Apartment for rent in Poland" Highly recommended!
God knows how I found this video, I am an Aussie with zero Polish ancestry, who's never even been to Poland, yet alone could ever think of why I would live there... but this was kind of interesting actually. I do have one question though. Does Poland have laws re tenants rights, for non-contractual renting? Say you are simply boarding, or if you rent a place from a friend who has a spare place for you, on what we'd call a 'Handshake agreement' in English? Are there any rights then? 3 Months notice, for example, for termination of lease before expiration seems thoroughly generous compared to many places, but what if you rent a friends spare apartment without a contract, no lease, or formal agreement? Can they just demand you leave on the spot, or is there some protections even then, such two weeks notice or some such?
Hello and thanks for contacting us :) As for your question: that kind of agreement (without any written confirmation) is quite risky. If it was concluded without any specific termination period, there's no legal termination notice. The lease can be terminated by the mutual agreement or the landlord can terminate the agreement only in statutory cases (if the tenant doesn't pay for at least 3 full months, subleases the apartment, etc...). So, concluding: if you haven't defined any termination period, you can ask the tenant to leave and hope he'll do so. It's always recommended to sign an agreement with a termination notice.
What is the winter safety inspection of an apartment called in poland? Who does it? Who do you contact to do it if no one came to inspect your apartment before winter? Are there agencies that we can contact to come over and inspect your apartment for you?
Hello! There's no obligatory winter inspection in the apartment itself. Landlord may take care of the proper central heating start (if the furnace is within the building/property). As for the health issues, it's really difficult to find the right person to verify this as allergens are not the subject of technical supervision.
hello, thank you very much for your help, it gives hope to us who feel helpless because we do not speak Polish, i have 2 questions: we are renting a house but as the kitchen refrigerator is not enough, we put a second one in the private house garage we rent together with the house. the landlord is complaining, is it right? he himself does not want to empty the garage from his own staff as we verbally agreed with a real estate agency, what can we do?
Hi Maria! We're really sorry to hear you have issues with your landlord. And how about your rental agreement? If it says you rent a house with a garage, you can use it and the landlord has nothing to do about that. As for their stuff, unfortunately, you can never trust a verbal agreement :( Try to push your agency again. Wishing you all the best!
Hi. Thanks for the detailed video. I have a question. I am a foreigner in Poland and I own an apartment. But I am moving out of Poland and I want to rent out my apartment. What are the rules to do so? Since I will be moving to another country in EU, do I need to assign a caretaker for my apartment? Please let me know.
Hi there! Thank you for your comment. Officially, you don't need to have any official caretaker if you are able to manage the flat-related issues. But from our experience, it's really difficult to be a good landlord without being around. Apart from the legal stuff (rental agreements, move-in and outs) there are also daily things like: regular maintenance, possible damages, tenant rotation. Definitely, it's better and way more convenient for both sides to have someone to take care of the apartment and also, to be entitled to sign the documents on your behalf. Check our last movie to know more landlord/tenant situations. Cheers!
does the landlord of a private house have the right to request from the tenant to pay for the house insurance (the building itself)? we are renting a house furnished with kitchen and washing machine, all else is our belongings and we are given to decide about insuring our furniture and appliances. thank you for your precious support
Landlord (property owner) is responsible to insure their house. You, as a tenant, can insure your stuff (furniture, appliances). Also, we recommend getting civil liability insurance that protects you from any damage caused to the house along the rent. You can check more details here: wellcome-home.com/guide/civil-liability-insurance-why-each-tenant-should-have-it/
Also , my entrance door has one lock that cannot be fully locked as the hole in the wall only lets the lock go half way. Is there a requirement that entrance door has 2 locks and how soon does the landlord have to fix the broken or poorly installed locked
There isn't, unfortunately... as for the damage, as soon as possible, but you never know when it is. Responsible landlord will do asap, but there's no official requirement
Hi there! Sorry to hear you have issues with your landlord :/ The answer always is: it depends... Did they already check the heater and determine what's broken?
@@wellcomehome In the end luckily I managed to get my landlord fixing the issue (I had to threaten to leave the apartment within 1 month to get the result). Tomorrow morning some specialist will come to check my heater closer. I was just curious to know what to do in case the landlord does not respect contractual obligation, apart from recurring to a lawyer.
Where can I turn if the internet is included in the rent and the quality drops a lot? I made a lot of complaints, they fixed it but after a week it's bad again? It's going on for months. I would like to threaten them that if they don't fix it permanently I will turn to the authorities. I checked Consumer Protection's site but I didn't find landlord-tenants relations.
Hi! We're very sorry to hear that issue. The question is: did the Landlord confirm any minimum speed limit or other characteristics of the internet? In general, in Poland Landlord is not obliged to provide an internet connection, in most cases, it's on Tenant's side.
Hi! Thanks for the information. I've just moved to Poland and currently looking for a flat. As it is cheaper, I was thinking of renting a 2 room flat and subleasing a room to someone else. Could you tell from your large expertise, how is subleasing done in Poland? Thanks for your time in advance. If I can help you with any info on software engineering in return - let me know :)
Fantastic videos. Thanks a lot. I see apartments for 1600 Zlty plus bills of 400 Zlty. Then there is an additional monthly fee of 300 Zlty. Why is that?
Hello Mat and thank you! Do you mean any particular offer or in general? Some landlords indicate administrative fees separately while others add them simply to the total rental price. That's why sometimes you can see it and sometimes not. Hope it helps :)
@@wellcomehome Hello!! I see for example: 1500 ZLY rent, 400 ZLy for bills (water and elec) and a separate 300 ZLY admin fee per month. I see, then this should be told upfront.
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Can you recommend any good apartment rental sites, perhaps ones which Poles use? thanks!
Hello! Sure, the ones best-known here in Poland are: olx.pl and otodom.pl :) We mention them also in our video called: "Apartment for rent in Poland" Highly recommended!
God knows how I found this video, I am an Aussie with zero Polish ancestry, who's never even been to Poland, yet alone could ever think of why I would live there... but this was kind of interesting actually.
I do have one question though. Does Poland have laws re tenants rights, for non-contractual renting? Say you are simply boarding, or if you rent a place from a friend who has a spare place for you, on what we'd call a 'Handshake agreement' in English? Are there any rights then?
3 Months notice, for example, for termination of lease before expiration seems thoroughly generous compared to many places, but what if you rent a friends spare apartment without a contract, no lease, or formal agreement? Can they just demand you leave on the spot, or is there some protections even then, such two weeks notice or some such?
Hello and thanks for contacting us :)
As for your question: that kind of agreement (without any written confirmation) is quite risky. If it was concluded without any specific termination period, there's no legal termination notice. The lease can be terminated by the mutual agreement or the landlord can terminate the agreement only in statutory cases (if the tenant doesn't pay for at least 3 full months, subleases the apartment, etc...). So, concluding: if you haven't defined any termination period, you can ask the tenant to leave and hope he'll do so.
It's always recommended to sign an agreement with a termination notice.
What is the winter safety inspection of an apartment called in poland? Who does it? Who do you contact to do it if no one came to inspect your apartment before winter? Are there agencies that we can contact to come over and inspect your apartment for you?
Also, if an apartment is causing health issues, how can you find out if there are allergens in the apartment or that the apartment is safe to live in?
Hello! There's no obligatory winter inspection in the apartment itself. Landlord may take care of the proper central heating start (if the furnace is within the building/property).
As for the health issues, it's really difficult to find the right person to verify this as allergens are not the subject of technical supervision.
Can u make video about life in Plock ? Like living cost , rent and if schools , hospitals availability like that …..
Hello Anto! Unfortunately, we don't know Płock. We guess most of values will be similar to the ones we talk in our video about.
hello, thank you very much for your help, it gives hope to us who feel helpless because we do not speak Polish, i have 2 questions: we are renting a house but as the kitchen refrigerator is not enough, we put a second one in the private house garage we rent together with the house. the landlord is complaining, is it right? he himself does not want to empty the garage from his own staff as we verbally agreed with a real estate agency, what can we do?
Hi Maria! We're really sorry to hear you have issues with your landlord. And how about your rental agreement? If it says you rent a house with a garage, you can use it and the landlord has nothing to do about that. As for their stuff, unfortunately, you can never trust a verbal agreement :( Try to push your agency again. Wishing you all the best!
Hi. Thanks for the detailed video. I have a question. I am a foreigner in Poland and I own an apartment. But I am moving out of Poland and I want to rent out my apartment. What are the rules to do so? Since I will be moving to another country in EU, do I need to assign a caretaker for my apartment? Please let me know.
Hi there! Thank you for your comment.
Officially, you don't need to have any official caretaker if you are able to manage the flat-related issues. But from our experience, it's really difficult to be a good landlord without being around. Apart from the legal stuff (rental agreements, move-in and outs) there are also daily things like: regular maintenance, possible damages, tenant rotation. Definitely, it's better and way more convenient for both sides to have someone to take care of the apartment and also, to be entitled to sign the documents on your behalf.
Check our last movie to know more landlord/tenant situations.
Cheers!
does the landlord of a private house have the right to request from the tenant to pay for the house insurance (the building itself)? we are renting a house furnished with kitchen and washing machine, all else is our belongings and we are given to decide about insuring our furniture and appliances. thank you for your precious support
Landlord (property owner) is responsible to insure their house. You, as a tenant, can insure your stuff (furniture, appliances). Also, we recommend getting civil liability insurance that protects you from any damage caused to the house along the rent. You can check more details here: wellcome-home.com/guide/civil-liability-insurance-why-each-tenant-should-have-it/
Also , my entrance door has one lock that cannot be fully locked as the hole in the wall only lets the lock go half way. Is there a requirement that entrance door has 2 locks and how soon does the landlord have to fix the broken or poorly installed locked
There isn't, unfortunately... as for the damage, as soon as possible, but you never know when it is. Responsible landlord will do asap, but there's no official requirement
Good day I have an attic apartment but it doesn’t comes with any blinds is this my cost or the landlord to install the roof blinds?
You can talk to the landlord, but they have no obligation to install one.
What can the tenant do if the landlord refuses to fix the broken heater?
Hi there! Sorry to hear you have issues with your landlord :/ The answer always is: it depends... Did they already check the heater and determine what's broken?
@@wellcomehome In the end luckily I managed to get my landlord fixing the issue (I had to threaten to leave the apartment within 1 month to get the result). Tomorrow morning some specialist will come to check my heater closer. I was just curious to know what to do in case the landlord does not respect contractual obligation, apart from recurring to a lawyer.
Where can I turn if the internet is included in the rent and the quality drops a lot? I made a lot of complaints, they fixed it but after a week it's bad again? It's going on for months. I would like to threaten them that if they don't fix it permanently I will turn to the authorities. I checked Consumer Protection's site but I didn't find landlord-tenants relations.
Hi! We're very sorry to hear that issue.
The question is: did the Landlord confirm any minimum speed limit or other characteristics of the internet? In general, in Poland Landlord is not obliged to provide an internet connection, in most cases, it's on Tenant's side.
Hi! Thanks for the information.
I've just moved to Poland and currently looking for a flat. As it is cheaper, I was thinking of renting a 2 room flat and subleasing a room to someone else.
Could you tell from your large expertise, how is subleasing done in Poland?
Thanks for your time in advance.
If I can help you with any info on software engineering in return - let me know :)
Hi Vitali! We've already replayed to you in a private message, hope you find it useful :)
Fantastic videos. Thanks a lot. I see apartments for 1600 Zlty plus bills of 400 Zlty. Then there is an additional monthly fee of 300 Zlty. Why is that?
Hello Mat and thank you! Do you mean any particular offer or in general? Some landlords indicate administrative fees separately while others add them simply to the total rental price. That's why sometimes you can see it and sometimes not. Hope it helps :)
@@wellcomehome Hello!!
I see for example: 1500 ZLY rent, 400 ZLy for bills (water and elec) and a separate 300 ZLY admin fee per month. I see, then this should be told upfront.
@@matldn2697 Scam! But it seems to be the norm there! Currently looking for a flat! Go figure😢
I want to go to Poland on work permit and want to rent accommodation before applying for visa please advise.
Check our video about things to do before going to Poland. Hope they'll help ;)