Law 4683/20 was published in Official Gazette 83A, with article 26 of which it was extended to businesses and professionals/scientists who have been severely affected by the epidemic of the COVID-19 coronavirus 19, the reduction by 40% from April 1, 2020 (not including March) of the rent of professional leases and the rent of the main residence of employees whose employment relationship was terminated or suspended.
At the same time, the relevant ministers, responding to the continuous demands of POMIDA, stated that the government will proceed to reduce the tax burden on property owners and lessors, with measures to be determined and announced “in a second year ».
After this, POMIDA informs its members and every interested lessor of the following:
- Today’s unprecedented circumstances are difficult for everyone, both landlords and tenants. Our first recommendation to everyone is to come to an agreement with each other and maintain their employment relationship even after this difficult period. For this reason and to avoid counter-complaints and disputes about the right to abatement, we point out the following:
- Each professional who requests a 40% reduction in his professional rent must present to the lessor a copy of the relevant “Responsible Business Declaration – of Employers” that he submitted to “ERGANI” based on KYA 13031/Δ1.4551, with printed details of the lessor and the address of the leased commercial property.
- Each employee who requests a 40% reduction in the rent of the main of his residence must present to the lessor a copy of the relevant “Employee’s Responsible Declaration” that he submitted to “ERGANI” with the details of the lessor and the address of his leased residence printed, stating responsibly that he is the lessee of the residence.
Samples of these statements are posted on our website, at the link: http://www.pomida.gr/assets/File/376_YEPHTHYNES%20DILLOSIS %20REDUCTION%20RENTS.pdf
- In the case of businesses that have been closed since March by order of a state authority and the March rent has already been paid, the excess is offset against the April rent, in which case the landlord will only receive 20% of the rent . The same applies in the case of April.
- Eligible for a reduction is the employee who was suspended, when he is himself declared as a tenant of the residence in the lease and in the TAXISNET Leasing application. In the case of co-tenants where only one of them is entitled to the reduction, it is calculated on his own share of the rent, and not on the whole. In our opinion, the same should also apply when the person suspended from work is the spouse of the tenant. In the case of agreed mixed use (main residence with right and professional seat), the reduction is apportioned proportionally to the area corresponding to the professional use (usually this corresponds to approximately 25% of the rent).
- The rents and in particular the reduced rents they must continue to be paid on time, as must apartment utilities and utility bills. If perceptions and practices like “I don’t pay” prevail, it will be a gratuitous shot in the economy, society, and especially in the management of the apartment buildings which with enormous difficulties keep the buildings in operation.
- Finally because various requests are already being presented prohibition of the execution of court decisions for debts of the current period, we point out that neither the owners are bipartisans who will run to the courts as soon as they open against their tenants, nor is it allowed to raise the issue of zeroing the rents, or the prohibition of legal claims for debts, and in fact prior to 1.3. 2020, from rent, utilities and utility bills. Otherwise, the country will turn into a paradise of “bataksids” and deep disorganization similar to the period of the memorandums, which everyone exorcises…
RESPONSIBLE RENT REDUCTION STATEMENTS
