Deposit lease

You may deposit lease if you believe that you are entitled to a deduction of the lease fee. Apply for a deposit of lease with the County Administrative Board.

If you believe that you are entitled to a deduction of the lease fee, you can deposit the deducted amount with the County Administrative Board. By depositing with us, you may avoid losing your right to continue the lease by reason of not paying the fee on time.

The advantage of making a lease deposit with the County Administrative Board, compared to just refraining from paying, is that the property owner cannot claim that you, by not paying the fee, forfeited your leasehold right. However, you may lose your leasehold right if you deposit a too large amount of the fee, for example, if you deposit the full lease fee although only a twentieth of the lease grounds has deteriorated after, for example, a landslide. Your leasehold right may also be forfeited if you make the deposit after the fee’s due date.

What is required for a lease deposit?

As a leaseholder you can deposit the lease fee if you believe that you:

• are entitled to a fee deduction under any provision of the Land Code,
• are entitled to compensation for damages under the Land Code,
• are entitled to compensation for having paid for corrections or repairs at your own expense,
• have a financial counterclaim on the property owner, regardless of the nature of the counterclaim, or
• are in disagreement with the landlord on the amount of the lease fee and the amount is not specified in the lease agreement.

How do I make a lease deposit?

A lease deposit application consists of three parts.

1. You send the application to the County Administrative Board.
2. You pay the amount you want to deposit.
3. You pay a security.

We cannot process the deposit application if one of these parts is missing.

Apply for a lease deposit

To make a lease deposit, complete an application and send it to the County Administrative Board.

Pay the amount you want to deposit

Pay the amount you want to deposit to the County Administrative Board. You decide how much to deposit.

At the first payment

Please provide your corporate number, or social security number, and your name in the payment notification box (for example, “012345-6789, Company Ltd., Your Name”).

For following payments

If you wish to continue to deposit the lease for the same reason as the first payment – please provide:

• the case number that was given to you at the first deposit
• the month or quarter that the deposit regards
• the fee’s expiration date
• the amount of the security deposit in the payment notification box (for example, “October 1st, 208-2010-300, security deposit 10 000).
  

Pay a security to deposit

To be able to deposit money with the County Administrative Board, you as a tenant have to pay a security in the form of a pledge or guarantee. The security must cover any litigation costs as well as interest on overdue payment if, according to the court, the property owner is entitled to the deposited amount. 

Deposited amount

Reimbursement of the deposited amount

You are entitled to a reimbursement of the deposited amount if these three circumstances are fulfilled:

• three months has passed since the last lease fee’s payment day
• three months has passed since the County Administrative Board sent information to the landowner regarding the deposition
• the landowner has not shown the County Administrative Board that they’ve taken the matter to court to acquire the money.

The landowner does not forfeit their right to the lease because you are reimbursed of the deposited amount. The landowner’s possible claim remains, and the landowner can bring an action for the claim against you within the limitation period.

You are also entitled to a reimbursement of the deposited amount if you and the landowner agree.

Application for payment

The reimbursement application must be in writing and signed by the person who wants the money. If payment is to be made because the parties have agreed on it, a certified copy of the written agreement must be sent in together with the application. The agreement must state who has the right to withdraw the deposited amount