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Fixed-term residential lease (Greece)

Why it matches: You and the landlord have agreed the rent, its yearly increase and the deposit and want it all in writing.

A Greek residential lease between private individuals for a fixed term: the property, the rent and its yearly adjustment, the deposit, running costs, each side's duties and the move-in and move-out records. It reflects the three-year minimum Greek law (Law 1703/1987) sets for a home let as a main residence, gives the tenant an early-exit clause the law otherwise does not, in which the landlord gives up rent for the rest of the term, has the landlord declare the lease to the tax authority (ΑΑΔΕ, through myAADE) by both parties' tax numbers, and sends the rent only to the landlord's bank account, as Law 5222/2025 will require (from 1 July 2027, under the tax authority's latest decision).

Open-ended residential lease (Cyprus)

Why it matches: You and your landlord agreed the rent and deposit by word of mouth and want a written lease with no end date.

A Cypriot lease of a home with no end date, running from month to month: the property, the rent and its adjustment, the deposit, bills, duties and the move-in and move-out records. Either side ends it by written notice, with the period you set, at the end of a calendar month. It records whether the home falls under the Rent Control Law of 1983, because then a tenant who stays after the tenancy ends becomes a statutory tenant and the landlord recovers possession only by court order.

Tenant's application to the conciliation board or district court under § 37 MRG (Austria)

Why it matches: The landlord is keeping your deposit after you moved out and will not pay it back.

The tenant's application in Austria's non-contentious tenancy procedure: to have the main rent checked, the deposit repaid, the service-charge statement reviewed or repairs carried out (§ 37 Abs 1 of the Austrian Tenancy Act, MRG) — with the parties, the flat, the request, the grounds and the enclosures. Where the municipality has a conciliation board (Schlichtungsstelle), it is approached first (§ 39 MRG); elsewhere the district court for the flat. Vienna prescribes no form; if your municipality offers its own, you may use it free of charge instead. Signed by all tenants. In German.

Open-ended residential lease (Greece)

Why it matches: You are renting a home as your main residence and the landlord offers a lease with no end date.

A Greek residential lease between private individuals with no end date: the property, the rent and its adjustment, the deposit, running costs, duties and the move-in and move-out records. Even an open-ended lease runs at least three years under Greek law (Law 1703/1987); after that it ends by written notice under Article 609 of the Greek Civil Code, with the notice period the lease sets, at the end of a calendar month. It includes an early-exit clause for the tenant, the landlord's lease declaration to the tax authority (ΑΑΔΕ) by both parties' tax numbers, and rent paid only by bank transfer, which Law 5222/2025 will make compulsory.

Notice to the landlord to repair a defect (Bulgaria)

Why it matches: Something has broken in your rented flat in Bulgaria and you want the landlord to fix it.

Repairs made necessary by ordinary use are the landlord's — but only if the landlord has been told. This document makes the telling written and dated: what has broken, when it was noticed, and within what period its repair is requested. The tenant keeps a copy, and it does its work in a later argument about the deposit.

Tenant's notice ending a residential lease (Austria)

Why it matches: You are moving out of your rented flat in Austria and need to give notice to the landlord.

The written notice by which a tenant in Austria ends the lease of a flat under § 33 Abs 1 of the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG): an open-ended lease on the agreed or else the statutory period (§ 560 ZPO), a fixed-term lease after its first year on three months to the end of a month (§ 29 Abs 2 MRG), or a lease outside the MRG altogether. It gives notice to the chosen date or else the next possible one, asks for a handover date and the deposit, can claim compensation for improvements (§ 10 MRG) and carries a receipt section. Signed by hand by every tenant, or with a qualified electronic signature — a plain e-mail is void. In German.

Flat handover record — move-in (Poland)

Why it matches: You want a move-in handover record signed by both the landlord and the tenant.

The record made on the day a flat in Poland is handed to the tenant: the state of the flat, its furnishings, the electricity, gas, water and heating meter readings, the keys handed over and any defects noticed, signed by both sides. When the flat is returned its state is compared with this record — which is what decides which damage happened during the tenancy, and so what may be deducted from the deposit.

Request to extend the deadline for filing a tax return (Austria)

Why it matches: Your income tax return in Austria is due soon and you will not finish it in time.

The request to Austria's tax office, the Finanzamt Österreich, to extend the deadline for an income tax, VAT or other tax return under § 134 Abs 2 of the Austrian Federal Fiscal Code (BAO): with the return, the year, the current and the requested deadline, and the reasons. It must be filed before the deadline runs out; if it is refused, the office sets a further period of at least one week. Missing the deadline without excuse risks a late-filing surcharge of up to 10% (§ 135 BAO). By post, fax or FinanzOnline: an e-mail is no submission at all (§§ 85, 86a BAO). In German.

Open-ended flat lease (rental agreement) (Poland)

Why it matches: You are renting a flat long-term and want the rent, deposit and bills set out clearly.

A Polish residential tenancy with no fixed end date: rent, deposit, utilities, each side's obligations, handover records when the flat is handed over and returned, and the tenant's notice period. The landlord cannot end it at will — only on the grounds in art. 11 of the tenants' protection act, in writing and with the reason given — and the agreement says so plainly rather than promising a freedom the law does not give.

Lease of a furnished home (France)

Why it matches: You are renting a furnished home to live in and want a proper written lease with the landlord.

For the landlord and tenant of a furnished home let as the tenant's main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026, is published free on Légifrance; this French lease follows its headings: one year renewed tacitly, or nine months not renewed for a student, one month's notice for the tenant, a deposit of at most two months, service charges as advances or a flat sum, the minimum furniture of décret n° 2015-981, the termination clause and an optional rent-control section. In French, printed and signed by each party.

Landlord's reminder of rent arrears (Austria)

The landlord's formal reminder to a tenant in Austria who is behind with the rent: the amounts owed for each month, the total, a deadline and the account. Under the Austrian Tenancy Act (MRG) a court notice to quit for arrears (§ 30 Abs 2 Z 1 MRG), like ending the lease under § 1118 of the Austrian Civil Code (ABGB), requires a reminder after the rent fell due that states the arrears specifically. You choose which step follows if the tenant does not pay. The court notice itself is not a letter but is filed at the district court — this is the reminder that must come first. In German.

Lease of a furnished room in the landlord's own flat (Germany)

Why it matches: You rent a flat and, with your landlord’s permission, want to sublet a furnished room to a lodger.

A lease of a furnished room in a flat in Germany that the landlord lives in — whether as owner or as a tenant with permission to sublet — with shared use of kitchen and bathroom. Under § 549(2) no. 2 of the German Civil Code (BGB) such a room has only limited tenant protection: no rent cap, no rent-increase rules, and notice by either side by the 15th to the end of the month, without a reason. With an inventory of the furniture, a flat-rate charge for utilities, the deposit under § 551 BGB, house rules and an optional end date. In German, to print and sign.

Request for the landlord's consent to sublet (Greece)

Why it matches: Your lease says you cannot sublet without the landlord’s agreement, so you need it in writing.

The request in which a tenant in Greece asks for the landlord's written consent to sublet the home or part of it: to whom, which part and for how long. In Greece subletting is allowed unless the lease forbids it (Article 593 of the Greek Civil Code), but most leases forbid it without consent, and short-term letting through a platform always needs the owner's express consent, which is also marked in the lease declaration filed with the tax authority (ΑΑΔΕ). The landlord consents by signing on the same sheet.

Cancellation of a standing order or direct debit (Poland)

Why it matches: You moved out of a rented flat and the standing order to your former landlord is still running.

An instruction to a Polish bank cancelling a standing order or withdrawing consent to direct debits for a named payee — a telecoms firm, an electricity supplier, a club or a former landlord — with the account number, the payee's details and payment reference, and if needed a request to refund the last debit within 8 weeks. It reminds the reader that cancellation must arrive by the business day before the debit at the latest.

Lease of an unfurnished home (France)

Why it matches: You are moving into an unfurnished flat and want a written lease covering rent, charges and deposit.

For the landlord and tenant of an unfurnished home let as the tenant's main residence in France. The model contract, compulsory since 1 October 2026 (décret n° 2026-596), is published free on Légifrance; this French lease follows its headings, ready to fill in: a term of three or six years depending on the landlord, rent, yearly review by the IRL index, service charges, a one-month deposit, the termination clause that applies six weeks after an unanswered formal demand to pay, and an optional section for rent control. In French, printed in one original per party and signed by each.

Tenant's out-of-court notice terminating a lease (Greece)

Why it matches: Your lease is coming to an end and you want to tell the landlord in writing that you are leaving and ask for your deposit.

The out-of-court notice (εξώδικη δήλωση) by which a tenant in Greece terminates a residential lease. Greek law gives a tenant no right to leave early, and one who leaves without cause owes rent to the end of the term; so the notice relies on the lease's early-exit clause, on serious cause (Civil Code 585, 588), on Article 609 for an open-ended lease after three years, or on the end of the agreed term, and otherwise stands as an offer to end the lease by agreement. It sets the end and handover dates, asks for the deposit back, and is served by a court bailiff, whose report proves what was said and when.

Referral to the housing conciliation commission (France)

Why it matches: You and your landlord or tenant in France disagree over the deposit or the service charges.

For a tenant or landlord in France in dispute over rent, a rent supplement, the inventory of condition, the deposit, service charges, repairs, decency or a notice. The French letter asks the commission départementale de conciliation, free and made up of landlords' and tenants' representatives, to bring the parties together (art. 20 of the French law of 6 July 1989), sets out the dispute and the request and lists the documents. By registered letter with proof of receipt to the address the préfecture publishes.

Sublease of a room in a shared flat (Germany)

Why it matches: You rent a flat in Germany and, with the landlord's permission, want to sublet a spare room.

The agreement by which the main tenant of a flat in Germany sublets a room in the shared flat (WG): the room and shared use of kitchen and bathroom, rent with a flat-rate charge for utilities, the deposit under § 551 of the German Civil Code (BGB), house rules and notice. It records the landlord's permission to sublet (§ 540 BGB) and sets the notice period by whether the room is furnished and the main tenant lives in the flat — then notice by the 15th takes effect at the end of that month. Open-ended or with an end date, for a semester for instance. In German, to print and sign.

Residential lease (tenancy agreement) (Bulgaria)

Why it matches: You are renting a home from a private landlord and want the rent, the bills and the term written down.

The full tenancy agreement between private individuals: what is let, for how long, at what rent, who pays the utilities and how it is brought to an end. The deposit is tied to a handover record, which is the one thing that later settles an argument about whose it is. The agreement provides for a record both on moving in and on moving out.

Inventory and handover record for a rented flat (Spain)

Why it matches: The landlord is handing over a furnished flat and you want every item listed.

For the landlord and the tenant of a home in Spain at the start of a lease: the record both sign on the day the keys are handed over, with the meter readings, the keys handed over, the state of each room, the inventory of furniture and appliances, the documents handed over, outstanding repairs and the number of photos attached. It records the state in which the tenant receives the home (articles 1561 and 1562 of the Spanish Civil Code). Signed in two copies, in person, and attached to the lease. In Spanish.

Tenant's notice to leave (France)

Why it matches: You want to move out of your rented flat in France and need to give the landlord notice.

For a tenant leaving a home in France, unfurnished or furnished. The French letter gives notice with the right period — three months, one month in a zone tendue or for a reason in art. 15, one month for a furnished home — states the reason for the shorter notice and its proof, the moving-out date, proposes the check-out inspection and asks for the deposit back at the new address. To send by registered letter with proof of receipt, through a commissaire de justice, or by hand against a receipt.

Open-ended residential lease, with optional notice waiver (Germany)

Why it matches: You want the lease to set out the deposit, the service charges and whether the rent is stepped or index-linked.

The usual German lease of a flat for an indefinite term, and the right choice for anyone who wants a fixed minimum term: the optional mutual waiver of ordinary notice binds both sides for up to four years, as far as the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) allows, without the reason a fixed-term lease under § 575 of the German Civil Code (BGB) would need. Otherwise the tenant gives three months' notice and the landlord needs a statutory reason. With the deposit rules of § 551 BGB, service charges under the BetrKV, stepped or index-linked rent, the rent-cap disclosure and decoration clauses that stand up in court. In German, to print and sign.

Fixed-term home lease (rental agreement) (Romania)

Why it matches: You are moving into a rented home and want the rent, deposit and bills clear from the start.

A Romanian residential tenancy between private individuals for a set period: rent and payment day, deposit, utilities, each side's obligations and a handover record when the home is handed over and returned. It provides for registration with ANAF within 30 days (form C168) — after which it is an enforcement title for the rent under art. 1798 of the Civil Code — and for early termination with the 60 days' notice the law requires.

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.