Act on short-term apartment rental: More freedom and protection for landlords
Do you want to have greater certainty and flexibility when renting an apartment? Then the Act on Short-term Apartment Rental (Act No. 98/2014 Collection of Acts) is more suitable for you.
To take advantage of this law, it is crucial to explicitly state it in the lease agreement itself. However, be careful – if your contract does not meet all the requirements stipulated by law, only the provisions of the stricter Civil Code will automatically apply to it.
This modern law brings equality to the relationship between the tenant and the landlord and to a greater extent protects the landlord from potential problems. A contract under this law must always be in written form, with each contracting party having at least one copy available.
What are the basic features of a contract according to this law?
- the notice period is at least 1 month, in cases defined by law no less than 15 days
- the duration of the lease is strictly time-limited, the longest for 2 years, while it is possible to extend it at most twice and always for a maximum of 2 years (the maximum total lease period is thus 6 years)
- allows for a justified unilateral change in the amount of rent (e.g. when prices rise due to inflation)
- allows for an agreement on the deposit of a monetary guarantee – deposit (maximum amount of three monthly rents and payments for services provided with the use of the apartment)
- the lessor is obliged to register with the Tax Office, but it is not necessary to register a business (more in the article on Tax obligations)
- at the request of the lessee, the lessor is obliged to demonstrate this registration obligation
- the contract can be terminated by agreement, expiration of the lease term, termination and withdrawal defined by law
- the notice period begins the day after the notice is delivered
- the lessee is obliged to return the rented item in the condition in which he received the item, taking into account normal wear and tear
- the filing of a lawsuit for the invalidity of the termination by the lessor, DOES NOT have legal effects on the termination of the lease (such termination occurs upon expiration of the notice period)
What must the contract contain?
- data on the parties to the contract, the designation of the subject of the lease and the scope of its use, the amount of rent and payments for services provided with the use of the apartment and the method of their billing (rent + energy)
- a description of the accessories and equipment of the apartment (defined in more detail in the Acceptance Protocol
- a description of the state of the apartment as well as a description of its damage (defined in more detail in the Acceptance Protocol
- for the duration of the lease, the lessee’s declaration that he is aware of the fact that the lease agreement is concluded in accordance with this law, the date and signatures of the contracting parties
What does the law not describe?
rent in apartments procured according to special regulations, such as service, municipal or cooperative apartments
Sources
- Act on short-term apartment rental no. 98/2014 Collections of laws of the Slovak Republic
- Civil Code no. 40/1964 Collections of laws of the Slovak Republic
- Regulations of the Government of the Slovak Republic no. 87/1995 Coll. § 5 to § 9
Updated: January 12 2025
You can also create a lease agreement according to the short-term rental law with Rentalkovo.
