Use and care of the flat. Tenants have an obligation to take proper care of the flat. A written permission from Joensuun Kodit Oy / the technical housing manager is to be obtained for all repairs and alterations in the flat. Please find attached a maintenance responsibility table. Tenants have an obligation to immediately notify the maintenance company of any damages or defects found in the flats, e.g. seepages, leakages and damaged electrical appliances, in order to avoid more serious damage. If the maintenance company does not respond to the notice, the tenant has to contact the house managing agency without further delay. Please note that the tenant may become liable to pay damages if he or she has damaged the flat or the structure of the building by negligence. The company has insured the building and its fixed structures. Tenants’ possessions are not covered by the company’s property insurance, so the company recommends that the tenant takes out a home insurance policy to cover them. The tenant is responsible for obtaining a smoke alarm, maintaining it and changing the battery. Barbecuing on the balcony is prohibited. The tenant may not assign the flat as a whole to another person without the company’s permission. If the tenant wishes to assign the flat for a fixed term to another person’s use for reasons of employment, study or other reasonable reason, he/she has to obtain a written permission from the company. The permission can be granted for no longer than two years.
