Law / How do I verify a Polish company's existence? [240]

ems.ms.gov.pl/krs/wyszukiwaniepodmiotu?t:lb=t --> official registry of polish companies
prod.ceidg.gov.pl/CEIDG/CEIDG.Public.UI/Search.aspx --> official registry of polish individual entrepreneurs

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Law / Prostitution in Poland, is it legal? [24]

You're absolutely right Bohdan, it's a difficult, complicated problem. Illegality (inability of business registration and taxation) only deepens it.
I just wanted to state that prostitution should not be considered as a business opportunity.

Law / Prostitution in Poland, is it legal? [24]

Prostitution is illegal but is not penalized. Reaping of financial benefits of someone else's prostitution is penalized. This is not a fiction entirely, people actually go to jail for that in numerous cases.

Real Estate / Polish law on inheritance and real estate [42]

hello,
the safe way is to hire an attorney. You can check us and contact us if you like. We could check the documents for you and suggest you how to proceed.

Law / Advice needed on access rights and alimony payments regarding my Polish daughter [28]


don't do it, because she'll use it in court

Real Estate / Apartment rental in Poland: Termination of the agreement before the date [27]


if there's a heater that works (or can work) everything looks different indeed. Sorry, I've missed this part somehow.
I suppose that when the temperature goes up in the bathroom, it will go up in the whole apartment and will be higher then 20 degrees.

I must revoke what I've said earlier


You will have to contact somebody who'll show you how the heater works.

Real Estate / Apartment rental in Poland: Termination of the agreement before the date [27]

16 degrees in the bathroom is far to cold - it's a legitimate basis to terminate the agreement without a notice. You only must give your lessor a chance to fix this problem which means that you have to notice him about it an give him some time to fix it (7 days will be enough).

When he fails you'll be able to terminate the agreement - just get proofs that temperature is so low (pictures, witnesses).

Do it by the book ;)

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Real Estate / Apartment rental in Poland: Termination of the agreement before the date [27]

That's often true, but not always. There are plenty of lessors who pay taxes. There are some who don't pay taxes and can take the case to the court too :) I advise to be careful

Law / Advice needed on access rights and alimony payments regarding my Polish daughter [28]


that's not true.


the more you'll wait with sorting this out, the more you and your daughter grow apart and if you'll eventually decide to fight for contacts, the court will see you almost as a stranger for a child. It's crucial that you get the contacts asap; it's very likely that the expert witnesses (psychologists) will by summoned by court to decide if you and your daughter are close enough so she's ready to be spending some time with you without her mother;

the mother of your daughter can sue you for alimony no matter what you do with your parental contact rights

Law / Advice needed on access rights and alimony payments regarding my Polish daughter [28]

hello,
the best thing to do is to go to court to establish your contacts with your child.

You have full rights now but without a court ruling it will be hard to execute them. When the court decides that you can e.g. see your child twice a month for a weekend and take her to Portugal or Switzerland for a holiday, it will be much easier to execute your rights.

Real Estate / Apartment rental in Poland: Termination of the agreement before the date [27]

Generally, you can't terminate this agreement because it's a fixed-term contract. You can demand from the lessor to warm up the place in a given period (I suggest 7 days) and if you won't still be able to heat it up to at least 20 degrees, you can terminate the agreement without the notice.

You'll still have to inform the lessor on writing that you did it and call him to take the keys back.

Polish norms say that you must be able to warm the apartment to at least 20 degrees. If it's not possible you can say that it's harmful to your health which allows you to terminate the contract.

All the letters shall be send with acknowledgment of receipt (small yellow form in the post office)

Real Estate / Can foreigner buy apartment in Warsaw, Poland? [39]

It can be done, but your problem will be to find a seller interested in that kind of deal. Basically a flat can be paid in installments but most of the sellers want to get the full purchase price at once.

The second option is to take a mortgage jointly with your parents who can prove their solvency to a bank.