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Formal demand for return of a rental deposit (Italy)

Why it matches: You moved out of a rented flat in Italy and the landlord has not returned the deposit.

For a tenant in Italy who has moved out and returned the keys but has not had the deposit back: the formal demand to the landlord to return the deposit with legal interest accrued year by year (art. 11 of Italian Law no. 392 of 27 July 1978) within fifteen days, disputing any unjustified deductions and warning that mediation or court action will follow otherwise. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt, or by PEC if the landlord has a PEC address. In Italian.

Record of return of a rented home (Italy)

Why it matches: You are leaving a rented flat in Italy and handing the keys back to the landlord.

For landlord and tenant in Italy at the end of a lease: the record both sign when the keys are handed back, with the meter readings, the keys returned, the state of each room compared with the handover, any damage beyond normal wear, each party's reservations, the deposit paid and what is agreed on returning it, and the tenant's new address. It fixes the state of the home on the day of return (art. 1590 of the Italian Civil Code) and is made in two copies. In Italian.

Tenant's notice of early withdrawal from a lease (Italy)

Why it matches: You want to move out before the lease ends and give the landlord proper notice.

For a tenant in Italy who wants to leave a rented home before the lease ends: the notice of withdrawal to the landlord, for serious reasons under art. 3(6) of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998 or under the lease's own withdrawal clause, with six months' notice, the end date, a request to arrange the return of the keys, and the return of the deposit with interest. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt, by PEC if the landlord has a PEC address, or by hand against a signature. In Italian.

Residential lease (rental agreement) at a free rent, 4+4 (Italy)

Why it matches: You need an Italian lease at a freely agreed rent, with deposit and notice rules.

For a landlord letting a home in Italy at a freely agreed rent, and for the tenant: the Italian 4+4 lease under Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998 — four years renewable for four more, rent and due dates, a deposit of up to three months' rent with yearly legal interest, a choice between the flat-rate cedolare secca tax and ISTAT indexation, the tenant's six-month exit for serious reasons, repairs, service charges and the energy-certificate clause. Signed in two copies; the landlord registers it with the Agenzia delle Entrate within thirty days using the free RLI form. In Italian.

Lease of a room in a shared flat (Italy)

For someone letting a room in a shared flat in Italy, and for the person renting it: a partial lease at a free rent on the 4+4 terms of Italian Law no. 431 of 9 December 1998, describing the room, the parts of the home used in common and how bills and shared costs are split, with the rent, a deposit of up to three months' rent with interest, the six-month exit for serious reasons and the choice on the cedolare secca tax. The landlord registers it with the Agenzia delle Entrate within thirty days using the free RLI form. In Italian.

Commercial lease 6+6 (Italy)

For anyone letting or renting a shop, office, workshop or warehouse in Italy for a business or professional activity: an Italian non-residential lease under Law 392/1978, for six years renewable for six, with the permitted use, the rent and its ISTAT update at 75 per cent, service charges, deposit, the tenant's withdrawal, goodwill and the energy certificate clause. Not for hotels (nine years) or temporary activities. It must be registered within 30 days with the Agenzia delle Entrate's form RLI.

Record of handover of a rented home (Italy)

For landlord and tenant in Italy at the start of a lease: the record both sign describing the home at handover — meter readings, keys handed over, the state of each room, furniture and appliances, attached photos and remarks. It is the agreed description that art. 1590 of the Italian Civil Code refers to: at the end of the lease the home is returned in the state described, except for normal wear. Made in two copies, one for each party, and attached to the lease. In Italian.

Notice of ISTAT rent update (Italy)

Why it matches: Prices have risen and you want to apply the index clause in the lease.

For a landlord in Italy who lets without the cedolare secca and whose lease has an indexation clause: the letter to the tenant applying the change in the ISTAT consumer-price index for blue- and white-collar households (FOI) at the share the lease sets, with the current rent, the new rent and the month from which it applies. A landlord who chose the cedolare secca may not ask for any update while the option lasts. Sent by registered post with proof of receipt, by PEC if the tenant has one, or by hand. In Italian.