Rent and other payments for (using of) residential space in comparison with German and Slovak legislation

1 Resumé The topic of this diploma thesis is Rent and Other Payments for (Using of) Residential Space in the current Czech legal regulation and the subsequent comparison with the German and Slovak legislation. The introduction to rent in the Czech Republic, which includes a brief historical development, is followed by a detailed analysis of the provision on rent and other payments for (using of) residential space while a substantial part of the work is concerned with increases in rent. Moreover, the thesis contains an analysis of German and Slovak legislation on rent, focusing on the similarities and differences as compared to Czech legislation. The current Czech Civil Code is based on the principle of private autonomy, but even it has its limits, that are obvious in leases for residential space legislation. The Civil Code contains a number of mandatory standards from which it is not possible to validly derogate to disadvantage of the lessee. However, these special provisions may be applied only in the case that the lease serves to satisfy the lessee's or his household members' housing needs. One of the lessee's principal obligations is to pay the rent, which is negotiated as a fixed amount payed usually per month, but the parties are allowed to arrange another payment period. Furthermore, it is..