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Certified Polish Lease Agreement Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a tenancy in Poland, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
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Najem okazjonalny, and the notarial submission
Poland offers a special tenancy form, najem okazjonalny, available to private individual landlords, in which the tenant makes a notarial declaration submitting to enforcement and names an alternative address they can move to, with that address owner's consent.
It lets the landlord evict without a full court action, and it is registered with the tax office. A file therefore contains the lease, a notarial deed and two declarations — and a US reader given only the lease has a fraction of it.
The ordinary tenancy is strongly protected
An ordinary Polish residential tenancy is protected by the tenant protection act, which limits notice, requires grounds and bars eviction into homelessness during the winter protection period without a substitute premises being available.
Which form the tenancy takes therefore decides the tenant's security entirely, and the contract says which. We name it rather than describing the document as a lease.
Kaucja, and the cap
The deposit (kaucja) is capped at twelve times the monthly rent for ordinary tenancies and six for najem okazjonalny, though in practice one to two months is the market norm.
The statutory cap is far above market practice, which surprises readers who assume a low cap means low deposits. We translate the figure as the contract states it.
The protokół, and the meldunek
Polish tenancies are handed over with a protokół zdawczo-odbiorczy — a handover record listing the condition and the meter readings — which is an annex to the lease and is what damage deductions are assessed against.
A lease is also used to support meldunek, residence registration, and for a residence permit application a registered lease is frequently required. We translate the annexes with the contract. See our Polish page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
What is najem okazjonalny?
A special tenancy form with a notarial submission to enforcement and a named alternative address, letting the landlord evict without a full court action.
How much can the deposit be?
Statutorily up to twelve months' rent for an ordinary tenancy, though one to two months is the market norm.
What is the protokół?
The handover record listing condition and meter readings. It is what damage deductions are assessed against.
Do I need the lease for a residence permit?
A registered lease is frequently required. Check with the office before ordering.
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Upload the document and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.