Can tenants and landlords agree to rents in Croatia?

Rent control is not available.

Deposits

No maximum deposit is available. A deposit of one or two months is customary.

What rights have landlords and landlords in Croatia, particularly with regard to contract duration and expulsion? hotel

The contract duration is open to agreement between the landlord and the landlord. The standard length is not available. If the tenant leaves for the remainder of the contract, he owes money. But it is hard to get the money back, so standard practice is to write in the contract that it has to give a 30-day notice.

Croatia Residential properties Dubrovnic

At the end of the contract, the tenant must leave automatically without the landlord having to notify him. However, it is common to specify a monthly pre-termination notice in the contract for both sides of the contract.

Tenure security is not obtained by the tenants.

Foreigners can only rent through a company that pays 22% VAT, but this can only be considered as a business cost.

The rent reported to Croatian Tax and Revenue Authority cannot be lower than rents paid to town and government property in the area.

But the rents are for rented tenancies with tenants, i.e. very low rent levels.

Non-payment EVICTION OF RENT

Duration until process service is completed 60

Trial Duration 180

Enforcement Duration 90

Total Evict Tenant Days 330

Courts: Project Lex Mundi

How effective is the legal system in Croatia?

It can be difficult to evict over-stay tenants. The courts of Zagreb (e.g.) have been very obstructed, and cases take time. Informal methods, namely thugs, for the use of 'agencies,' are common and are recommended by retailers.

Legislation

Apartment rental law

Law on the sale of tenancy apartments

Croatia is a lovely, crescent country with an Adriatic coastline in Central Europe. Zagreb's capital is a chic, cosmopolitan modern town with a lively coffee culture.

Croatia is still shaping its new identity as a new country that emerged from the violence of the 1990s' Yugoslav Wars as a peaceful country. One important reason why the process is slow is regional divisions — more than one thousand islands, of which 66 are known to be inhabited — emphasized by different attitudes and dialects. Pending membership in the EU adds to the ideological and economic tension and impedes some of the government's further progress.

However, Croatia, especially among the Germans, Austrians and Italians, is an increasing tourist destination that has come to Croatia before organized tourism was established in the region.

Croatia is also emerging as a good investment option for residential property.

Belize

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The ability to enter the premises forcibly to confiscate properties to compensate for unpaid rent and damage is evidence of that.

Rents: Can tenants and landlords freely agree to Belize rents?

Initial rents in Belize can be freely traded. The Rent Restriction Act however limits the rent increase to 10 percent annually, or to the prescribed range required by every judicial district's Rent Assessment Board.

Deposits

The tenant is required to pay the first and last months' rent prior to occupation.

What rights have landlords and tenants in Belize, particularly regarding contract duration and expulsion?

The tenancy duration must be set out in the rental agreement. Long-term lease agreements last at least six months. The agreement is usually written but should be written by deed if it exceeds three years.

In the case of disputes, a tenant has seven days to pay the rent due. If he cannot do that, the landlord can file charges against him and notify him. Failure to pay rents and subletting without the knowledge of the landlord or as set out in the rental agreement is legal grounds for expulsion.

The law also allows landlords to take the property of tenants in order to compensate for damages and unpaid rent by way of court order. Landlords may also enter the property forcibly to reclaim it from tenants and to claim compensation.

Non-payment EVICTION OF RENT

Duration until process service is completed 50

Trial Duration 30

Enforcement Duration 15

Total Evict Tenant Days 95

Courts: Project Lex Mundi

How effective is the legal system in Belize?

Rent Assessment Boards implement the Rent Restriction Act in each judicial district, and address complaints about rent collection. The board is perceived to be a pro-landlord when rent is approved. The appropriate court hears disputes between landlords and tenants.

Legislation

The Landlord and Tenant Act (last updated in December 2000) provides for mechanisms for property recovery, complaints and landlord and tenant problems.

The Rent Restriction Act (last updated in October 2003) provides for the maximum rental increase permitted.