🏑 Tenant Rights and Safe Rental

Workshop overview

Participants: young people aged 18–30

Duration: 180 minutes

Goal: Participants learn tenant rights and obligations, prepare to safely sign a lease, know how to draw up a handover protocol, negotiate the deposit, and terminate a lease.

Learning objectives

Agenda (180')

0–15' Opening and introduction
15–40' Module 1 – Lease agreement
40–70' Module 2 – Handover protocol
70–95' Module 3 – Deposit
95–110' Break
110–145' Module 4 – Termination and dissolution
145–170' Module 5 – Role-play and case studies
170–180' Evaluation + summary

Modules

πŸ“œ Module 1 – Lease agreement

Mandatory elements of a contract, rights and obligations of the parties, prohibited clauses.

⚠️ Note: The contract should always be in writing!
πŸ“ Module 2 – Handover protocol

What to include in the protocol; how to document the condition of the flat (photos, meter readings, condition of appliances).

βœ… Always sign the protocol and attach photo documentation.
πŸ’° Module 3 – Deposit

Rules for calculating and returning the deposit; maximum amount; deductions.

πŸ“€ Module 4 – Termination and dissolution

Ways to end a lease: by mutual agreement; statutory grounds for termination; termination by tenant/landlord.

🎭 Module 5 – Case studies

Simulations of difficult situations: deposit not returned, hidden defects, conflict with the owner.

Additional materials

LOK1 – Lease agreement checklist
LOK2 – Handover protocol template
LOK3 – Deposit guide
LOK4 – Notice template
LOK5 – Case studies

Evaluation