Renting flat without registration in maistraatti

arkadin · Post by **arkadin** » Thu May 28, 2015 12:10 am

Hi

I am looking for rental flat for me and my wife , but the person who agreed to rent the flat

said that i cannot register flat in registrar office (maistraatti ) but to take a post box , and agreed to make rental agreement between US

can some one guide me the risk involved in renting such flat

is this safe or this is a regular practice in helsinki

what should be key point need to check and make in agreement if agreed to take such flat

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betelgeuse · Post by **betelgeuse** » Thu May 28, 2015 12:17 am

arkadin wrote:Hi

I am looking for rental flat for me and my wife , but the person who agreed to rent the flat

said that i cannot register flat in registrar office (maistraatti ) but to take a post box , and agreed to make rental agreement between US

can some one guide me the risk involved in renting such flat

is this safe or this is a regular practice in helsinki

what should be key point need to check and make in agreement if agreed to take such flat

There are no valid reasons to forbid maistraatti registration. Potential causes of the request:

The flat is not approved for living
The owner does not want to declare the income on tax return
The owner does not have permission to rent the apartment (for example tenant without right of secondary leasing)

Stay away if at all possible.

Flossy1978 · Post by **Flossy1978** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:17 am

Yes.... HUUUUUUUGE RED FLAGS!!!!

Run while you can, far away.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Thu May 28, 2015 10:16 am

tummansininen wrote:I think most likely this is a STUDENT flat and they intend to make profit off it by renting it to you then living in someone else's place for cheap. You could report them.

Or unemployed person takes a hike to cheaper country while getting benefits from Finland (and maybe profit from rent). In either case there is something not so legal going on.

riku2 · Post by **riku2** » Thu May 28, 2015 12:47 pm

arkadin wrote:i cannot register flat in registrar office (maistraatti ) but to take a post box

it took me a while to understand what you meant. I think you are not registering the flat itself at the magistrate's office but giving the address of the flat as YOUR official residence. So you are registering your details, not registering the flat.
For those new to finland - there is a population register and everybody is entered into the system complete with official address. Even things like your income tax are based on which part of the country you live in.

kitikeyt · Post by **kitikeyt** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:47 pm

That happened to a friend of mine. He came here for a job. He found a flat on this forum (I think) and made an agreement with the person. He was not aware at first about the need to have an address to register to Maistraatti. The agreement was to initially rent the room for 3 months with an option to extend. He was told the same thing, --he cannot use the address to register and just use a post office. In the end he had to move after 3 weeks therefore breaching the contract. He did not get his deposit back. He later on he learned that the guy was living off of benefits and was just renting out the place for "extra" income without having to pay tax.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Thu May 28, 2015 1:54 pm

Typical case is one where the "landlord" is actually a tenant himself and collects kela or city benefits for it (while actually living elsewhere (for example with a spouse))
I'd really like to see him busted. Risks for you? Presumably lack off normal tenant rights. Also, never forget your key. Might be impossible to get the service company to open the door if you don't officially live there.

kitikeyt · Post by **kitikeyt** » Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:34 pm

double send

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