Precise law is good law

Six years after its introduction, the Real Estate Management Act has once again been amended. The first changes were introduced 1st January 1999 and concerned the public authorities' powers vis-a-vis the legal reforms. Subsequent "slight" amendments were introduced 15th February 2000. The latest were finally signed into law by the President on 7th June 2004. I have highlighted the latest amendments introduced by Parliament, which hopefully shall have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the real estate market. A roof over your head According to the new rules, there is no obligation to obtain permission from the voivodship to lease, rent, or let State Treasury real estate for a period of 3 years. Art. 34 of the Act provides for apartment tenants' pre-emption in acquisition of Treasury real estate (local government property). The previous situation referred to the occupied premises on the basis of lease agreement, so in practice there were cases of