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Renting and your rights
Finding a flat, the lease and what it costs, and what to do when something goes wrong.
6 guides · 3 tools · 6 forms and letters
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Forms and letters
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- Lease templateA lease to sign, checked against the law as it stands.Fill in here
- Handover recordThe record of the flat’s state, meters and keys, signed by both of you.Fill in here
- Rent increase checkYour written reply to a rent increase.Fill in here
- Who pays for a repairA letter asking your landlord to fix a defect.Fill in here
- End of leaseYour notice, with the right date and period.Fill in here
- Proof of accommodationThe landlord’s confirmation that you live there, for a visa or permit.Fill in here
Guides
Read in this order if you’re new to it.
- Renting as a foreignerWhat a newcomer needs to rent a flat in Czechia, which lease works for a visa or residence permit, when to report your address and what an agency may charge.In English
- What renting in Prague costsThe rent, the monthly charges, the deposit and the yearly settlement. What a flat in Prague costs to rent, with live figures from every listing.In English
- Renting in BrnoWhat renting a flat in Brno costs, with live rents from every listing, where the flats are, how the market differs from Prague's and the rules every tenant should know.In English
- Flat layouts explainedHow to read a Czech flat's layout code, what the number counts, what kk and +1 mean, what a garsoniéra is and how to compare floor areas between listings.In English
- Rental scamsThe rental scams Czech police warn about, how to check who owns a flat on the land register, how to check an agency and what to do if you've already paid.In English
- The lease, clause by clauseWhat each clause of a Czech flat lease means, what the Civil Code allows and what changed in 2026, with a checklist of what to check before you sign.In English
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- Viewing checklistNewWhat should I check and ask at a flat viewing, and how do I ask it in Czech?You need: renting or buyingOpen
- Move-in costsNewHow much cash do I need to move into a rented flat, and is the deposit legal?You need: the rent, or a flat to rentOpen
- Service-charge settlementNewDid my landlord’s yearly settlement come on time, and what can I object to?You need: the settlement’s dates and its itemsOpen
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