Termination of a Lease Agreement in Poland, Part 3

LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A SPECIFIED TERM, CONCLUDED IN WRITING

Such an agreement cannot be terminated by a notice of termination (wypowiedzenie).

It can only be terminated immediately for reasons specified in the Civil Code or by mutual agreement of the parties (with the consent of both parties) — read my previous posts for more details.

If you are the tenant, in this situation, you can find a person to live in the premises instead of you under the terms outlined in your lease agreement.

In such cases, the notice period for terminating the lease agreement is absent. ⚒️

However, it must be accepted by the landlord.‍♀️

LEASE AGREEMENT FOR A SPECIFIED TERM, CONCLUDED IN WRITING ✒️

If the lease agreement does not specify a notice period (there is freedom in determining notice periods), the legally established notice periods apply. For example, if rent is paid monthly, the notice period for residential properties is 3 months ❗️ effective at the end of the calendar month. This means that if we terminate the agreement in May (regardless of whether it is the 1st or the last day of the month), the 3-month notice period starts from June 1 and ends on the last day of August.

LEASE AGREEMENT CONCLUDED ONLY ORALLY

Such a situation is interpreted by law as a lease agreement for an unspecified term.

This means: a 3-month notice period applies.

However, if the tenant (as I mentioned earlier) uses the premises (for example, an apartment) in a manner that significantly contradicts its intended purpose (e.g., turning it into a cat café), this oral agreement can be terminated immediately (natychmiastowo) by the landlord (or an authorized representative of the landlord).