Giovanni
Lawyer · Turin, Italy
- 286 cases handled · 3 in this service
- 16+ years in practice
- Speaks: English, French
- Law, University of Turin
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4.99(23 reviews)
A rental contract in Italy, also called a lease, rental agreement or tenancy agreement, is a contratto di locazione; for a home, a contratto di locazione ad uso abitativo. This page covers lease and rental contract review and drafting: checking a contract before a tenant signs it, and preparing a sound one for a landlord. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Property Lease Review & Drafting”. Foreigners often look for the contract types by their Italian nicknames, the 4+4 and the 3+2, and for how to register a rental contract in Italy.
Holiday lets of a few nights follow the rules on short-term and tourist rentals instead, and business premises are let under a commercial lease, a different contract.
The type of contract and whether it fits the real situation; the rent, its updating and the deposit; who pays for repairs, service charges and utilities; notice and the tenant's right to leave early; the inventory and the condition of the home; the energy certificate; and registration. In Italy a lease is registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate, and an unregistered lease causes problems for both sides. The landlord may choose a flat-rate tax regime, the cedolare secca, which changes some clauses.
A contract in English only, or a template from another country, may clash with Italian rules that cannot be waived; a bilingual text is common. A tenant who needs the lease to register residence at the municipality, or for a residence permit, gains from a properly registered contract. Both parties need an Italian tax code (codice fiscale).
An English-speaking lawyer in Italy reads the draft and explains each clause, negotiates changes, drafts a bilingual contract, takes care of the registration and, with an accountant, explains the landlord's tax option. Other contracts are covered by contract review and advice. A dispute during the lease is on landlord and tenant disputes; removing a tenant, on tenant and squatter eviction; short holiday lets, on tourist rental registration.
The standard residential lease with a freely agreed rent, named after its first term and the automatic renewal that follows.
The law places the duty on the parties; in practice the landlord or the agency usually files it with the tax office.
The parties can sign a bilingual contract; the Italian version is used for registration and is the safer reference.
Yes, for serious reasons and with notice, and in other cases if the contract allows it.
Yes, the law caps the deposit for residential leases, and a lawyer checks that the contract stays within it.
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We needed professional advice on a lease for an apartment in Portugal, and our lawyer handled it excellently during a video call. His advice was to the point and kept us from signing a contract that could have turned out quite disastrous. We also greatly valued his e-mail contact before and after the call: he put real effort into writing out his comments on the contract and sent them the day after we spoke. His command of English is excellent too. Above all, it was very pleasant to talk with him, and he left us feeling reassured.
She has been amazing! She helped us enormously with the paperwork for our move to Spain and with the contract for the property we rent. Her English is perfect and her fees are very reasonable. We wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone needing legal help around Murcia.
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Outstanding service and a very responsive lawyer.
The lawyer was professional, engaging and extremely competent, and her communication and responsiveness to our many requests were exceptionally good. She was always available and gave sound advice. We asked her to find us a rental property in Pontevedra, which is a relatively tight market. She found a suitable one, arranged a remote viewing and negotiated for us. We are delighted with our apartment and thankful she represented us. Our rating of her could not be higher, and we thoroughly recommend her.
I had an excellent experience working with the lawyer on my rental contract review. From our initial contact he was remarkably responsive. During our consultation he showed a high level of professionalism, patiently clarifying crucial sections I found difficult to understand. He also offered valuable insights on points that could be added for clarity and identified key areas for negotiation. He thoroughly addressed all my questions, even following up promptly after our meeting, and his English was perfect. I would definitely recommend him for his expertise and dedication.
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