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How to terminate a lease agreement before the final date in Poland
Hi there!
I signed a residential lease agreement in November 2019 for 1 year and I want to terminate it before the final date.
I tried to negotiate with the landlady and she doesn't agree with anything, not even monetary offers. The only option she gave me is to find a new tenant. I'm not sure how complicated will be to find someone now, especially during this coronavirus lockdown.
My contract doesn't say anything about penalties if I break the contract, so I believe I would need to come to an agreement with the landlady - but she's not open for it.
The only thing stated in the contract that I can do as tenant to break the contract is in case of serious failure or defect in the apartment (which is not the case):
NAJEMCA ma prawo rozwiązać umowę bez wypowiedzenia ze skutkiem natychmiastowym, jeśli na skutek awarii instalacji technicznych, wyposażenia lub innych wad lokalu dalszy pobyt lokatorów byłby niemożliwy, a WYNAJMUJĄCY nie usunął awarii w ciągu 7 dni, lub bezzwłocznie, jeśli awaria jest poważna.
Finally, contract says that anything else that is not stated there shall consider Polish Civil Code and the Act on Protection Of Tenants' Rights, Commune-Owned Housing Resources and The Amendment the Polish Civil Code:
W sprawach nieuregulowanych niniejszą umową mają zastosowanie przepisy Kodeksu Cywilnego oraz Ustawy o ochronie praw lokatorów, mieszkaniowym zasobie gminy i o zmianie Kodeksu Cywilnego z dn. 21 czerwca 2001 r. - Dz. U. Nr 71 z 2001 r. poz. 733 z późn. zm.
Do you guys have any idea on how I can terminate the contract according to the law or if there is anything missing in the contract that I should look for that could help me on this matter?
Thanks,
JakeO