Eviction process from an apartment in Poland

I lost my job in the winter and it took me a few months to find a new one and obviously to get paid. I have explaind all this to my landlord but all he cares is money. He has got regular payments now but it is true that I am behind enough for him to cancel the contract.

I don't think that is even that much money and it won't be for me either quite soon. However, he has now given be a few days to pay everything or to leave the apartment. I just told him I'll need some other paperwork than some angry text messages. Luckily, this is through an agency so maybe it will help at least a little to make things by the law.

What does the law say then? I have heard some weird stories that it is actually incredibly hard or near impossible to evict someone in Poland. I can move, it is not that but I just don't want to be thrown out illegally. Also, I would need to stay here for maybe about six weeks to get enough money for the deposit of the new place.

If you do not pay your rent, you are NOT entitled to live rent-free in a property.
A landlord could throw your stuff out on the street and you do not have a legal leg to stand on. It all hinges on the contract/tenancy agreement you signed.If there is anything in there about having legal right to stay and not paying rent - they everything is o.k.

Of course, that is not the case and there are laws and processes about evicting people.

Not if they don't pay the rent. The tenant probably does not have a formal contract registered. The landlord can evict him immediately.

He already waited few months so he was generous.... One word mate that came from the West. CAPITALISM.

As said the rent has been paid regularly but is currently 18 days late. It is a standard and formal contract with an agency so surely it must be legally binding somehow.

I asked the agency to send me some formal letters through mail and stop text messaging me.

If you do not pay your rent ON TIME the landlord can evict you immediately.
The fact that your contract is with an agency has nothing to do with it. That contract (with the agency) is not worth the paper it is written on. Nowhere, in any contract will you find the owner agreeing to the rent not being paid on time, whether it is one day or 18 days late. He has rights - you have rights only when you pay your rent on time.

The agency will not help you in any way shape or form and if it is any different, please let us know.
Text messaging is now recognized as a form of communication, in fact is is a better form. All text messaging can be obtained by the court (if it ever gets to that) from the telephone supplier with all messages sent and received.

Not true. Where did you get that from? Polish law is quite restrictive in terms of what you can do with tenants.

Where is that bull coming from and why? Here is the process explained in English, dated last year so probably quite up-to-date:

lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=125f152a-9fc6-499b-9cb6-ffe1c178f6db

I was only asking for some real life experiences as I wouldn't want to fight this for real. All I need is some time and I want to move out anyway because my new job is on the other side of town and this place is too big for one person.

Yes, you are absolutely 100% right, that Polish law is very restrictive regarding tenants and their rights.
However, in the real world, in order to officially (through the Courts) evict a tenant for the non-payment of rent would probably take from 2 to 3 years and no landlord will go through this process.

What they will do, is to throw your things out, change the locks and get another tenant in. A a tenant, you can of course, go to the Police for 'unlawful' eviction, but as you have not paid the rent due - they will not take the case on.

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Landlords Rights

Hi,

I was hoping someone might have some experience with landlords rights and could hopefully offer some advice.

My wife (who is Polish) and I recently bought a house in Poland. My wife has another property (apartment) in Gdansk which she decided to rent out last year in June to cover the mortgage. Everything went well with the new tenant until February this year where the tenant lost her job and has since stopped paying the rent due. She is currently 4 months in arrears, additionally her tenancy contract ends in July this year.

My wife has unfortunately fell unwell and I am trying my best to sort out this difficult situation for her.

The questions that I hope someone may have some knowledge on are:

1. What rights does she have to evict the tenant?
2. The tenant did not sign a notary to say she can move to another property - how does this effect the eviction process?
3. Has anyone had to evict a tenant before due to rent arrears - if so how long did it take?

I understand that I am probably best off speaking to a lawyer which I plan on doing very soon, however I am currently stuck in the UK with the Covid situation and may not be able to get an appointment for a few weeks/months.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

The easiest is to look up online articles about the problem

lawyerspoland.eu/tenant-eviction-in-poland

lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=125f152a-9fc6-499b-9cb6-ffe1c178f6db

Initially I signed a house contract for six months, after a month I asked the landlord to share the apartment with someone and he agreed and said I should add 200zl more on rent . Our contracts expired last month, I signed a new contract for the whole apartment but the person I shared the apartment with is refusing to leave the apartment and is saying the landlord should give me 3 months notice before I leave.what can I do? Should I leave her living in my apartment free of charge or?