Legal

Recently it is more and more popular to rent out real properties and it is more and more often that tenants just won’t leave the premises at the end of the tenancy and landlords can only enforce their rights by litigation. It is also a similar problem when a tenant rejects to pay and no matter that the landlord legally gives eviction notice to the tenant, the latter would not leave the real... »

Hungary is one of the countries where people smoke the most; therefore it is a never-ending story: Can smoking be banned completely during working hours? Non-smokers often feel that they work more. Nonetheless, employees who smoke are not entitled to more breaks than others.  However, employers may adopt certain rules to reduce tension between co-workers such as a regulation on how to... »

Since the new civil procedural rules (“Pp.”) entered into effect this year, it has become significantly more difficult to enforce your rights due to the various interpretation of the law by the courts. In several cases applications are not even accepted by the court and those who are seeking legal advice may feel to be overshadowed by some technical-procedural details.   However, there is... »

Many think that a written private testament locked down in a drawer is simply enough to determine the order of succession. However; the document will be later found or not; but in several cases the will be invalid due to formal mistakes. Then the will has been made in vain and intestate succession will be applied. There are several ways to make a last will: it can be a holographic one or we... »

What can a condominium do if an owner rents out his unit for Airbnb? On the other hand, what issues should you consider if you wish to provide accommodation services in your apartment? In general it can be said that owners have the right to make use of their flat at their own discretion; while the co-owners have the right to take legal actions against disturbances in the condominium.... »

If we wish to avoid unpleasant surprises in relation to our official summer vacation period, then we do have to be familiar with some important statutory provisions regarding the allocation of summer holidays: Many people are unaware that basically it is the employers’ discretion to allocate summer vacation. However, it is not completely up to the employers to decide about vacation time as... »