Lease law
Disputes between tenant and landlord: rent, eviction and unpaid rent. The mandatory mediation stage that precedes these cases is also handled.
Applying to a mediator is mandatory before lawsuits concerning rent, eviction and unpaid rent. In residential and roofed workplace leases, a rent increase cannot exceed the twelve-month average of the consumer price index for the previous lease year. For lease relationships that have reached five years, the court may determine the rent anew on the basis of comparable rents.
Matters handled in this field
- Drafting lease agreements
- Rent determination and rent adjustment actions
- Eviction actions based on need, default and written undertaking
- Enforcement proceedings for unpaid rent
- The mandatory mediation process
- Other disputes between tenant and landlord
How does the process work?
- Reviewing the contractThe lease agreement, payment records, notices and, if any, the written undertaking to vacate are reviewed.
- Notice and mediationThe necessary notices are served and mandatory mediation is applied for.
- Lawsuit or enforcement proceedingsIf there is no agreement, a lawsuit is filed before the civil court of peace or enforcement proceedings are started.
- Eviction and collectionAfter the judgment, eviction and collection of the claim are followed up.
Frequently asked questions
A landlord can bring an eviction action if they, or relatives listed in the law, need the home or workplace. The need must be genuine and continuing.
In residential and roofed workplace leases, the increase cannot exceed the twelve-month average CPI of the previous lease year. For leases that have reached five years, the court can set the rent on the basis of comparables.
If the property is not vacated on the promised date, enforcement proceedings must be started or a lawsuit filed within one month of that date.
The information on this page is general in nature; each specific case is assessed on its own facts.