The rental cost in Piła varies a lot depending on type, location and living space. The average price for the rent of a studio flat is around 1 000 PLN (250 EUR) and the rent of a 50 square meters flat is approximately 1 600 PLN (400 EUR).

Before moving in you should be prepared to pay a safety deposit of at least one month’s rent which should be returned when you move out and leave the apartment in the same proper condition as you received it in the first place. In most cases you are obliged to pay additional bills such as electricity, water, heating, gas, the Internet and cable.

When renting an apartment, please make sure whether the price includes charges related to the use of the apartment (building maintenance costs, etc.). Also be prepared that the rental lease may be in Polish; you can ask the landlord/agency to prepare it also in English.

Things you need to remember before renting a property:

1. Rental agreement – remember to write down the most important issues such as the amount of the rent, precise rules of behaviour, dates and the duration of your rent. You can add photos of a flat taken before you move in to compare them with the condition of the flat when the agreement terminates. This will prevent from additional costs.
2. Date of payment of the rent – you have the possibility of determining the date as you wish. Though, if you do not write it down in your contract, you should pay until the 10th day of each month.
3. Deposit.
4. Additional facilities – these are certain issues you should talk through with your landlord. Write your conclusions down.
5. Repairs – both sides of contract are in charge of certain repairs. The tenant is responsible for minor repairs while the landlord is responsible for most major and structural ones.
6. Pets – if you have a pet you should discuss the possibility of keeping it in the flat with your landlord.
7. Notice period – remember to determine it and write it down in your contract. In Poland, it usually amounts to 4 weeks.

Prepared based on https://www.euraxess.pl

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