Government Regulation No. 308/2015 Sb.
Routine maintenance of the apartment
Routine maintenance of the apartment means the maintenance and cleaning of the apartment, including the furnishings and equipment of the apartment, which is usually carried out while the apartment is being used. It includes, in particular, painting, repairing plasters, wallpaper and cleaning floors, including floor coverings, wall coverings and cleaning of littered waste up to the vertical distribution. Furthermore, routine maintenance means the maintenance of the apartment's furnishings in working order, regular inspections and cleaning of the items referred to in § 4 (g), checking the functionality of thermostatic heads with electronic control, checking the functionality of the smoke detector, including the replacement of the source, checking and maintaining water taps with electronic control.
What does this mean in practice?
The tenant should keep the flat in the best possible condition - clean it regularly, take care of it and its furnishings. It is therefore routine household cleaning. It also includes checking certain appliances, such as radiators, boilers and taps. In practice, this means that any service around the apartment is paid for by the tenant up to the annual cost limit, see below.
Minor repairs to the apartment
Minor repairs are considered to be repairs to the apartment and its interior furnishings, if these furnishings are part of the apartment and owned by the landlord, according to the material definition or the amount of the costs.What does this mean in practice?
These repairs could be summarized under the term: small housework. If the equipment of the apartment is damaged, the repairs, including payment, go to the tenant, up to the annual limit of costs see below.
Minor repair according to the apartment
According to the factual definition, minor repairs are considered,
a) repairs of individual upper parts of floors, repairs of floor coverings and replacements of thresholds and mouldings,What does this mean in practice?
This refers to normal wear and tear in the use of the apartment, e.g. scuffing or scratching the floor when moving furniture, damage to the floor in an accident (breaking a threshold). All repairs are at the tenant's expense.
b) repairs of individual parts of doors and windows and their parts, fittings and handles, exchange of locks including electronic opening of the entrance door of the apartment and repairs of fittings, handles, blinds and blinds for windows extending into the interior of the apartment,
What does this mean in practice?
For example, loose fittings at the door, broken glass, damaged blinds through careless handling. The tenant repairs again at his own expense.
c) repairs and replacements of electrical terminal equipment and distribution equipment, in particular switches, sockets, circuit breakers, bells, home telephones, sockets of data network distribution, analogue and digital television signals and the replacement of light sources in lighting units, repairs of equipment for receiving satellite television broadcasts, repairs of audiovisual equipment used to open the front door of the house, repairs of control units and ventilation switches, air conditioning and central vacuum cleaner, repairs of electronic security systems and automatic motion detectors,
What does this mean in practice?
Whether it is the replacement of a cracked light bulb or a broken cable, they always go to the tenant.
d) Replacement of shut-off valves for gas distribution except for the main housing closure,
What does this mean in practice?
This includes checking all connections and closures leading to the main gas closure.
e) Repairs and replacements of shut-off valves on water distribution except for the main housing closure, replacement of siphons and fat traps,
What does this mean in practice?
A blocked siphon or drain in the shower? Again a job for the tenant.
f) repairs and certification of residential meters under the Metrology Act or heating cost allocation equipment and repairs and certification of residential hot and cold water meters, repairs of fire detectors and smoke detectors, repairs of space temperature controllers for heating systems allowing individual temperature control,
What does this mean in practice?
Replacement of batteries in a fire detector or a broken thermostat – again a job for the tenant.
g) repairs of water effluents, odour closures, vapour extractors, fume hoods, mixing batteries, showers, water heaters, bidets, washbasins, baths, sinks, sinks, flushers, kitchen stoves, ovens, cookers, infrared heaters, kitchen cabinets, built-in and built-in cabinets,
What does this mean in practice?
A dripping tap or a torn toilet flush – this must also be dealt with by the tenant.
h) repairs to solid fuel, gas and electricity stoves, flues, electric, liquid and gas-fired boilers, flues and shut-off and control valves and thermostats for central heating; however, repairs to radiators and central heating pipes are not considered as such,
What does this mean in practice?
Checks of appliances and their parts, checks of a chimney or boiler for hot water heating go again to the tenant.
i) replacing small parts of the items listed in g) and h).
Minor repairs according to the amount of costs
Depending on the amount of costs, other repairs to the apartment and its equipment and replacements of individual items or their parts not listed in Section 4 are considered minor repairs if the cost per repair does not exceed CZK 1,000. If several repairs are carried out on the same item that are related and connected in time, the sum of the costs of the related repairs is decisive. Transport costs and other costs associated with the repair are not included in the costs of this repair and are borne by the tenant.
What does this mean in practice?
For example, if the tenant orders the replacement of a damaged water battery and the price of the execution without transport is less than CZK 1,000, he must pay it. If the amount is exceeded, the owner then pays for the repair.
Annual cost limit
(1) If the sum of the costs for minor repairs referred to in sections 4 and 5 in a calendar year exceeds an amount equal to CZK 100 per square metre of the floor area of the dwelling, further repairs in that calendar year shall not be considered minor repairs.(2) The floor area of an apartment for the purposes of this Regulation means the sum of the floor areas of the apartment and all the spaces that are used with the apartment, even outside the apartment, if they are used exclusively by the tenant of the apartment; the floor area of cellars that are not rooms and the floor area of balconies, loggias and terraces is only counted as one half.
What does this mean in practice?
For example, for an apartment with an area of 50 m2, the annual limit for repairs may not exceed 5,000 CZK (50 x 100 CZK per m2). Everything above this amount is covered by the owner, as they can no longer be considered as minor repairs.
If the apartment additionally has a terrace of 20 m2, only half of it is counted. Thus, 10 m2 x 100 CZK per m2, i.e. 1,000 CZK. This amount is then added, i.e. the annual limit for repairs may not exceed CZK 6,000 (CZK 5,000 per flat area + CZK 1,000 per terrace area).
Please note: if the tenant is liable for damages (either due to failure to carry out routine maintenance or due to intentional or unintentional damage to the apartment's furnishings), then these limits do not apply to him and he is obliged to repair the damage caused or to pay the whole amount.
Some repairs may also be covered by the insurance you have taken out under Your Home service. For more information contact our customer service.