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https://doi.org/10.22364/juzk.81.14 | 141-149 | PDF

Dzīvojamās telpas īres līguma termiņš

Term of the Residential Tenancy Agreement

Jānis Lapsa, Mg. iur.
Latvijas Universitātes Juridiskās fakultātes lektora p. i., zvērināts advokāts

Summary
Residential tenancy agreement must be signed for a certain period of time, and the law does not prevent agreeing on the extension of the contract.
The terms of the rental agreement must comply with the existing practice in civil law circulation and they cannot be excessively short or long.
At the end of the transition period from open-ended rental agreements to fixed-term rental agreements, amendments to the law should be considered, as is the case elsewhere in foreign countries, allowing open-ended rental agreements with the right of unilateral withdrawal by either party within a reasonable period of time. Thus, the private autonomy of individuals to choose to enter into open-term residential rental agreements would not be restricted.
It is necessary to make amendments to the Transitional Provisions of the Law, setting a single end date (December 31, 2036 or another date chosen by the legislator) for the transition of open-ended rental agreements to fixed-term rental agreements.

Atslēgvārdi: īres līgums, termiņš, pagarināšana

Keywords: lease agreement, term, extension

Tiesību ierobežojumu pieļaujamība un attaisnojamība demokrātiskā tiesiskā valstī. Latvijas Universitātes 81. starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences tiesību zinātnes rakstu krājums = Admissibility and Justifiability of Restrictions of Rights in a Democratic State Governed by the Rule of Law. Article collection in legal science, the 81st international scientific conference  of the University of Latvia. Rīga: LU Akadēmiskais apgāds, 2023. 432 lpp.