Renting a flat in Poland (by foreigners)

13.11.05, 14:50
Can a foreigner rent a flat in Poland? Thanks in avance for a reply.
    • usenetposts Re: Renting a flat in Poland (by foreigners) 13.11.05, 14:58
      Sure you can.

      Actually living in it depends on whether you've got the ability to stay in
      Poland, which depends where you come from, but whether you have that ability or
      not, your right to rent one is absolutely unrestricted.
      • bartis_ervin Re: Renting a flat in Poland (by foreigners) 13.11.05, 17:38

        I guess you were asking about signing a contract and registering it with the
        authorities.

        As far as I know, the only condition is that the foreigner is staying legally in
        Poland. Meaning: has permit to stay for a determined period of time or has
        permit to settle.

        If the permit to stay is for a period of 1 year and you want to sign the
        contract for 2 years it might be a problem because the local authorities will
        register you at that certain address only for 1 year.

        As Dave said, to obtain the staying permit, there are different rules for EU and
        non-EU citizens.

        Ervin

        thebartis.blogspot.com
        • usenetposts Re: Renting a flat in Poland (by foreigners) 13.11.05, 18:04
          It is worth adding to what you said, Ervin, that it is perfectly okay for a
          person to hire a flat and live in it during their visits on business instead of
          an hotel.

          Then if their visits were too short to require the "meldowanie", which I think
          is quite a short period, actually, although I can't remember how long it is,
          actually, they could have their short stays there.

          The requirement to register the rent contract with the tax office falls on the
          local owner, and not the foreign tenant.
          • ianek70 Re: Renting a flat in Poland (by foreigners) 16.11.05, 23:09
            usenetposts napisał:

            > It is worth adding to what you said, Ervin, that it is perfectly okay for a
            > person to hire a flat and live in it during their visits on business instead
            of
            >
            > an hotel.
            >
            > Then if their visits were too short to require the "meldowanie", which I
            think
            > is quite a short period, actually, although I can't remember how long it is,
            > actually, they could have their short stays there.
            >
            > The requirement to register the rent contract with the tax office falls on
            the
            > local owner, and not the foreign tenant.

            You can actually buy a flat (but not a house) without any Polish documents (use
            your passport as ID) and then use it as a base, but if you can't be bothered
            with the zameldowanie and other paperwork you'll become an illegal immigrant if
            you spend more than three months in it. So keep the lights out and stereo
            turned down smile
            For a long time I was legally working here but illegally living in my own
            legally-owned flat. Poles tolerate pointless bureaucracy because it gives them
            something to moan about, although it's just as easy to ignore it here as
            anywhere else.
            • deedee6 Thanks to all for replies 21.11.05, 22:02
              Regards.
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