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1 A C C O M M O D A T I O N Publisher: Lapland University of Applied Sciences Editor: Coordinator, international relations Kati Kehusmaa & Social worker Maria Sipilä B A S I C S F O R L I V I N G I N R E N T A L A P A R T M E N T S I N T O R N I O

2 C O N T E N T S Foreword, Sources 2 Basics of resbonsibilities and rights 3 Paying the rent 3 Contract rules 4 Copy of rental agreement 5 House rules 6 Important information 7 Living in a shared apartment 8 W H E N Y O U L E A V E F R O M F I N L A N D 1 WEEK BEFORE Inform student tutors about your departure day and time 1 WEEK before you leave. This way you make sure that you will get the transportation on that day. Close your possible Finnish bank account. Return the internet router and possible headset to the student s affairs office. Rubbish and recycling 9 Leaving back home, contact inf. 10 Leaving from Finland 11 This guide contains information about accommodation in a rental flat. For exchange students accommodation officer Mrs Marja-Leena Jyrkäs will assist in arranging the accommodation. The Lapland UAS doesn t have dormitories of its own. In Tornio students can apply for a student flat from Tornion Krunni Oy. The town authorities of Tornio and the private sector provide flats which are rented out to students too. The Kirkkokatu student housing is located within a 0,5 km radius of the educational unit. You will be provided with shared apartments with two or three bedrooms and will share kitchen, bathroom and shower with one to two students. The flats are furnished. 1 DAY BEFORE Clean your apartment before you leave. The housing office Tornion Krunni Oy will check your apartment and if they have to clean it after you, you must pay the cleaning bill. Bring the apartment key back to the housing office. Sources used in this guide: Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences, Study Guide Tornion Krunni Oy Coordinator, International Relations Ms Kati Kehusmaa 2 11

3 W H E N Y O U L E A V E B A C K H O M E Give a notice to the housing office one month before you move. Return the keys to the Housing office Krunni. Clean the apartment before you move. If the the housing office has to clean your apartment after you move, it will bill you the cleaning costs. Source: R I G H T S A N D R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F T E N A N T S : The tenant is responsible for any damage to the property. This includes damage caused by visitors of the tenant. Follow the house rules and regulations, which in tower blocks are usually placed on the wall in the proximity of the main entrance. Tenancy agreements must be terminated in writing. The property must be vacated within one month of the termination of the tenancy agreement. Contact Information Tornion Krunni Oy Lukiokatu TORNIO Lapland UAS Accommodation Mrs Marja-Leena Jyrkäs Healthcare faculty Meripuistokatu 26 FI KEMI FINLAND Mobile: Marjaleena.jyrkas@lapinamk.fi R I G H T S A N D R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F L A N D L O R D S : The landlord is responsible for the maintenance of the property but not for the damage caused by the tenant. The landlord can only terminate the tenancy agreement in writing and an acceptable reason must be given. The landlord can evict the tenant if the tenant has not paid the rent for the property or is continuously acting in a socially irresponsible manner. Source: P A Y I N G T H E R E N T You can choose do you pay the rent monthly or the whole semester rents in one payment. In September you pay the rents until December. In January you pay the rents until May. Tel (central) Caretaker Mauri Riihiniemi Customer service, housing and rental agreements Tornion Krunni Oy opening hours Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri 8.30 am am and pm pm Wed 8.30 am am and pm pm The deposit rent has to pe paid in the beginning of the rent period. You pay the deposit money and the rent after you have arrived. The deposit money is 200,00 euros. When you leave and everything is ok in your apartment, you will get the deposit rent back. If the apartment is not clean and the housing office has to clean the apartment after you, they will take the cleaning costs from the deposit rent. 3

4 L A W A B O U T R E N T I N G A N A P A R T M E N T The apartment is handed over to the tenant in the condition it was in the arrival inspection carried out now. The tenant must inform immediately in the beginning of the term of tenancy to the landlord about possible failures in the apartment which have formed when building the apartment or are caused by the previous tenant. If in the departure inspection or at other times there are noticed any failures or deficiencies that has not been detected in the apartment during arrival inspection, and they can t be stated been caused because of normal wearing, the tenant is liable for damage. Accommodation (Usually it s a three-room apartment with shared kitchen, shower and restroom). Hall Kitchen The tenant must obay the house rules. The tenant can t do any alteration work in the apartment without permission or attach any signs or advertisements to the walls of the building without the permission from the landlord. If in the distribution of heat, electricity or water is a break that is not caused by the landlord, you can t get compensation for the possible damages from the landlord. Also if the previous tenant doesn t move away from the apartment in time and this causes disturbance to the tenant, this doesn t justify for compensations from the landlord. The tenant can t give the leasehold even for temporarily to other person without the landlord s permission. Everyone living in the apartment must be reported to the register of occupants. The tenant must take care of the apartment carefully and when the tenant moves away the apartment must be clean when leaving. If the landlord has to clean the apartment or do any renovations after the tenant has left, the tenant must pay for them. To supervise the condition of the apartment or taking care of it, the tenant must let the landlord in to the apartment without delay in suitable time. According to the tenancy law the landlord can cancel the rental agreement: 1) if the tenant doesn t pay the rent in time; 2) if the tenant let s someone else live in the apartment without permission; 3) if the apartment is used for something else then what is expected when doing the rental agreement; 4) if the tenant or someone else causes disturbances in the apartment; 5) if the tenant doesn t take good care of the apartment: or 6) if the tenant fouls in the apartment against something that has been regulated or ruled keeping health or order. The real estate insurance doesn t cover any damages caused to the property of the tenant. The tenant must obtain a fire alarm to the apartment and take care of the condition of the alarm. The fire alarm must fill in all the demands mentioned in the law. It is forbidden to keep any pets in the apartments in Aarninpuisto. 4 Bedroom Bedroom

5 LET S TAKE CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY RECYCLING! E X A M P L E O F A R E N T A L A G R E E M E N T Organic waste Decomposing waste Dangerous waste To the eco station. Paints, oils etc. Medical waste To the pharmacy Not burning waste To the eco station 5

6 HOUSE RULES Silence between Smoking in the rooms and in the stairways is forbidden!! Smoking inside will alarm the fire alarms and cause unnecessary alarms in the building! Trashes and other garbage has to be taken to shed of garbage. Recycling is mandatory in all house holds in Finland! The occupant must take care of the cleaning of the apartment hin/ herself. You can air your bed linens on the balcony weekdays and Carpets must be taken outside to the carpet rack. The occupant must move in the stairway quietly. You can t keep your apartment door open to the stairway. You can t keep your things in the stairway. Cars must be parked at the places reserved for them. Outdoors has to be closed all the time because of the electric locks and safety reasons. Outdoors are locked between Apartments must be cleaned before leaving and they will be checked by the housing office staff. Remember to inform one month before you leave to the housing office. Any damages or failures must be informed to the caretaker immediately. The number to the caretaker is If the occupant has caused damage to the apartment, he/she is liable to compensate fully the damage. Paper All magazines and newspapers, envelopes, paper bags Burning waste Everything that can t be recycled but burns. Batteries Return to shops Electric appliances To the eco station IF YOU DON T PAY YOUR RENTS IN TIME THE HOUSING OFFICE CAN RESCIND YOUR APARTMENT CONTRACT AND YOU HAVE TO MOVE AWAY!!!

7 RECYCLING INFO The following waste should be recycled to their own collection bins: Card box Empty, clean and dry Glass Empty glass jars and bottles. Remove lids. I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N O N A C C O M M O D A T I O N REMEMBER! The tenant can not let anybody else live in his/her apartment. If you want to move or change your rental agreement you must inform the housing office about it yourself. When you sign the rental agreement you make a commitment to follow the apartment contract rules and house rules. By Finnish law in every apartment has to be a fire alarm. Check that the alarm is in operation. Tenants responsibility is replace the batteries approximate once a year! You can wash your clothes in the laundry room. It is free to use the laundry room. Remember to make a reservation to use the laundry room beforehand. Metal Metal cans and small items. Plastic Dry and clean As the House Rules says, you must clean your apartment yourself, once a week is advisable. You have to buy your own cleaning equipment. If needed you can check a video on how to clean your apartment from v=pzl00gti-rk Your own property is not included to the housing office s real estate insurance. The tenant has to change light bulbs by themselves. International services of Lapland UAS provides the internet connection to exchange students. 7

8 L I V I N G I N A S H A R E D A P A R T M E N T R U B B I S H A N D R E C Y C L I N G Trashes and other garbage has to be taken to shed of garbage. Sorting waste is mandatory in all house holds in Finland! Hazardous waste Living together with another student could be an experience and provides you many possibilities to learn different cultures. It is also a possibility to make lifetime friendships and can give you lots of good memories of the time you spend here in Finland. Taking care of each other wishes and hopes living together will workout just great! Different manners and different cultures will not create problems if you are willing to be flexible. The regulations for living will guide you and your roommate. Here is also couple of tips for making living more comfortable. Get to know your roommate. Discuss together and make together some basic rules for living, for example visitors, listening music... Cleaning the common areas is every tenant s responsibility (kitchen, hall, toilet, bathroom). One good way is make cleaning turns. After using the kitchen and bathroom always clean after use. For example wash dishware after use. Take care of the garbage also! Respect your roommates property. Source: Garbage is not allowed kept indoors, not in the apartment or in the stairway. Because of the healthy reasons the garbage bag has to be taken to shed of garbage immediatelly when it is full. Also it prevents bad smells and makes the apartment more cosy! Local collection points K-Citymarket (in the Rajalla shopping center) Recycling Center EkoTerminal, address Teollisuuskatu Clothes and old items to the recycling center, charity shops as Pelastusarmeija (Salvation Army), Recycling center or flea markets. batteries to the recycling center medicines and injection needles to the pharmacy Apteekki Paper and clean cardboard packages waste paper container in local collection points or in your apartment building s garbage shed Milk and juice cartons Glass Metals Plastic container in local collection points or in your apartment building s garbage shed (needs to be washed! glass bottles and jars to the local collection points (needs to be washed!) returnable bottles back to the shop tin cans, aluminium trays and foil to the local collection points (needs to be washer!) returnable cans back to the shop Container in local collection points (needs to be washed!) Electronical things tv s radios, videos, coffee machines, telephones to the recycling center Source: www. ytv.fi 9