Can a tenant change locks to house without giving access to the landlord

Some stone age views here - that once you are a "worker" then you stay that way, and that "middle class" jobs don't count as work.

If you want lots if public housing then the answer is simple - put it in your election manifesto that you will build it and expect it to be laid for via taxes. People in Poland and Britain would probably not support that - this is not the 1950s and people have more aspirations than a 2 up 2 down or a small 40sqm in some bloki.

And instead want to pay ridiculous amount of money to rent the same thing from a private owner with no security?

Not necessarily.

And a way to improve your lot is by not paying a huge chunk of your salary into another guy's bank account.

That should have died with the Victorians.

As for not supporting that, the party in the uk who support affordable housing are likely to win next time with a huge majority. And of course fairer housing doesn't always mean state owned. There are many routes to a more decent and human housing stock.

It would be a popular move in Poland however as we know, PiS at a national and regional level are in bed with various private developers.

Illegal to even ask


He is correct.He can change the lock/or cylinder in the lock for his safety and should give you the key/code or original key only when he surrenders the property.


Dont matter,he could be having a drug factory there,all the landlord can do is report his suspicion to the cops.And even if they cops find out that he is doing something illegal,the landlord still cannot do anything until the tenant is convicted of the crime,then too if he has mentioned that in the original umowa that no illegal activity should be conducted in the rented place(Usually no landlord in Poland is that brilliant to mention that clause esp in residentials).Even if any burst pipe or anything the fire/police or concerned dept should open the flat maybe with the landlords help but never the landlord by himself.

I hope the OP has the energy on his name as if the tenant dont pay,then the landlord should also not pay and let them cut off the utilities.Landlord can always pay the utilities after the problem is settled and reinstate the utilities.

I have my commercial Umowa in Poland of 57 pages and got a notary and a lawyer together and got it made and paid 1400pln same in US for 800$ from a real estate lawyer,except for anchor tenants who usually dictate there terms but they are corporate and never a problem.

LOL until the company is going under then they dont pay for 6/8 months and go to Chapter 11 then by law your rent is stuck(basically kapoot).

There are more and more retailers defaulting or delaying on their rents - not sure about office or warehouse tenants. So you might end up with a couple of issues the next few years

Thats when 777 umowa kicks in.Takes 3/4 days for judge to sign/stamp the removal order(If the freaking judge is not on vacation) and then 5 days for kpmurnik(if paid good lol max 2000pln) and the tenant is out and you can gobble his 2 1/2 month security on some fixing/removal of his property pretext lol.Had to do it just once in 23 years in Poland and maybe 5/6 times in the US(In fact takes 1 1/2 month here).


Dont do offices,they are just like residentials,suitcase tenants.
Warehouse is usually rented by big companies,but again with 777 umowa might be fun to get them out with all there stuff in there except for the perishables in cold storage area.12 years never had to do it with same tenant YET.LOL and they automatically increase the rents this year was 14.7%,Others I had to negotiate but none less then 11%.How I wish inflation goes up to 50% lol.