REAL ESTATE LEASE AGREEMENTS

A lease contract is an agreement to grant real estate to the lessee, which is regulated by the Civil Code and special laws. In order to better address future legal problems arising during the lease, it is recommended that proper guidance and drafting of a private agreement is provided depending on the circumstances.

General legal services for Real Estate Leases

Our real estate leasing services include legal support in:

• Short-term leases / Airbnb
• Urban leases
• Commercial leases
• Leases with the State as lessee
• Leases of land parcels/plots.
• Long-term investment leases
• Drafting of private rental agreements
• Legal support regarding the terms of the lease
• Claims for rent arrears
• Forfeiture of the lease
• Rent repayment orders
• Claims for co-ownership expenses

Modification of the Real Estate Lease Agreement

Most leases also provide for their written amendment in cases of newer agreements concerning mainly the rent, the extension of the lease term, subleasing, etc. Therefore, when new terms are to be agreed, it is necessary to amend the existing lease, in which the articles and terms to be amended must be indicated.

In such cases, we undertake the study of the original lease and the drafting of the amendment of the private agreement according to the agreed terms.

Termination of Real Estate Lease Agreement

When the lease expires then the tenant must return the lease to the landlord in the same condition as he received it and if it is established that the bills have been paid and there are no damages to the property, the tenant receives the guarantee he had given at the beginning of the lease, signing the relevant acceptance – delivery protocol.

Cases where the tenant fails to deliver the lease on time are dealt with by legal action against him and depending on the delay the court may award the landlord appropriate compensation for the unlawful deprivation of the landlord’s property.

The return of the lease after an indefinite lease is a special case where the lessor must notify the lessee at specific intervals as required by law.

Our services regarding the various types of rental solutions include:

• Drafting of a Lease Agreement
• Drafting of extrajudicial termination of lease.
• Legal support and advice depending on the specificity of the lease termination case.
• Drafting of a claim for reimbursement of rent.

Court order for payment and return of rent – eviction

In cases where a tenant fails to pay the agreed rent, the law has provided for the protection of the landlord through the procedure of an order for payment and return of rent (or eviction). This order includes two orders, a) the payment order and b) order of returning the rent. This is a relatively short judicial procedure in which the court makes an order for payment of rent and eviction of the tenant from the tenancy. After the tenant has been served with the court order, the tenant has 20 days to surrender the tenancy, otherwise once the 20-day period has elapsed, the landlord can enforce the court order by special order to the bailiff, who forcibly evicts the tenant or anyone else in the tenancy, in the presence of a police officer, changes the locks and seals the tenancy. Under the payment order, he may seize movable and immovable property until full and complete payment of the outstanding amount.

Our legal services include:

• Drafting of an extrajudicial demand for payment of rent and return of rent.
• Drafting of a payment order for the reimbursement of rent.
• Court Representation.
• Receiving the decision and ordering service at the tenant’s residence.
• Representation of the lessor in any further communications.
• Drafting an order to the bailiff for the payment of rent.
• Drafting an order to the bailiff for seizures.