Is there an issue with sitting tenants in Poland?

My father has an apartment block in Krakow which he lets on short term basis using a local manager.

This arrangement is very unsuccessful on many levels some of which you can easily imagine, but he claims that the alternative of having normal longer term tenants is very risky because the law in Poland protects the tenant and enables the phenomenon of sitting tenants (tenants who refuse to leave and occupy the property indefinitely often without paying rent).

Searching online, this doesn't seem to be a concern in threads such as paulkaczmar's 'Buying a property in Poland to rent out from the UK' from the 7th of July 2011.

I am trying to get more involved and help out with my father's property and its management and would really appreciate if you could share your knowledge and let me know what are the real threats from sitting tenants, who can I get good professional advice from on protecting myself (and my dad) from this threat?

The issue is if the tenant has children living with them.

You can still let long-term with a yearly tenancy agreement, renewed as necessary.

Yeap, pretty much there is... if you are unlucky then you can stack with not paying tenant for months or even years.
Attention: so called "najem okazjonalny" where notary is involved is by no means sure deal...

jwojcie


Thanks for the reply jwojcie, it confirms what my dad has been so worried about.

Can you also be kind enough to explain a bit more about "najem okazjonalny"

Thanks

To much to translate... basically the main point of "najem okazjonalny" deal is that tenant indicates a place where he can be evicted if that will be needed. This has to be signed by notary.

nieruchomosci.egospodarka.pl/49357,Najem-okazjonalny-nowe-przepisy,1,79,1.html
pfrn.pl/page/1402