If you seek payment after a tenancy ends, organised documents help explain the claim. This list prepares an initial assessment; it is not a universal list of attachments to a claim or enforcement application. Requires individual legal assessment.
1. Agreement and parties entitled to act
Keep the tenancy agreement, amendments and documents identifying the parties, property and agreed payments. If an agency managed the property, prepare documents about its role. Do not assume agents, owners and guarantors have identical responsibilities or authority.
2. Rent account
Prepare a table showing the period, amount due, payment date, amount paid and balance. Attach payment evidence needed to check it. Separate rent, damage, bills and proposed interest and costs. Each additional item needs its own assessment.
3. Deposit and end of tenancy
Gather records of receiving and protecting the deposit and any actual accounting for it. Keep agreements about moving out, returning keys and ending the tenancy. Do not present the deposit as automatic payment of the whole debt. Requires individual legal assessment.
If the property remains occupied, recovering possession requires a separate assessment. Do not backdate tenancy termination documents or use a debt checklist as eviction instructions.
4. Correspondence and damage
Keep messages about payments and the tenancy with their dates and context. Do not rely on one sentence taken out of context, but do not automatically hand over an entire private WhatsApp history. Preserve relevant evidence and agree the necessary scope with the specialist.
Document damage separately: condition before and after the tenancy, reports, photographs and actual costs. Renovation after a tenancy does not by itself establish the tenant’s liability.
5. Court documents, if proceedings have taken place
Include the actual judgment and case documents, commencement date, service records and repayment details. “I have a CCJ” does not replace the full judgment. A lawyer determines which certified documents and translations are needed. Requires individual legal assessment.
6. Residence and asset information
Separate documented facts from assumptions. Residence in Poland does not establish ownership of a flat or bank account. Do not obtain information through impersonation or public shaming. Record an unknown address as unknown rather than guessing.
First contact: one simple step
Prepare a brief summary of your situation. Do you already have a judgment? Then briefly state the type of debt, country where the property is located and judgment status. Documents are transferred after agreeing the recipient and secure channel. TwojaSprawa organises the enquiry; the appropriate specialist performs the legal assessment. Requires individual legal assessment.
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Source
HCCH 2019, Article 12. References for individual legal review.
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