Right of Tenancy
Apartments of Soihtu are primarily meant for students. Some of our residential properties are government-subsidized rental apartments (so-called ARA apartments), whose tenant selection follows the ARA’s tenant selection guidelines (based on the Interest Subsidy Act) and Housing guidelines of JYY.
The ARA apartments in Soihtu are located in Kortepohja Student Village, and the terms of tenancy of these apartments require the tenant to have a certificate of full-time study. In accordance with the terms of tenancy, the tenant is obliged to inform the landlord if the right of residence changes.
After your studies have ended you can live in your apartment for a year during which you have to find a new apartment. Apartments in buildings K, L, M, N, O, P in the Student Village, at Soihtu Vehkakuja and at Soihtu Korttelikylä can be rented also for others than students so you can apply for an apartment in those buildings after your studies. If you have already during your studies lived in one of those buildings, you can continue living there also after your studies.
Verification of the right of tenancy
The right of tenancy is checked regularly in the Student Village buildings A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, Q, R, S and T. Soihtu can get the study information of JYY members directly from the JYY register, but other students must submit a valid certificate of full-time study upon request.
The right of tenancy is checked for ARA apartments once a year and whenever necessary. If the tenant is no longer a full-time student and Soihtu terminates the lease, the 6-month notice period is observed, regardless of the duration of the tenant agreement. If desired, the tenant can terminate the lease earlier.
Exceptions
You can exceptionally live in an ARA student apartment if you have registered as absent for legal reasons. Statutory reasons for absence include military service or taking maternity, paternity or parental leave. In the tenant’s situation, health grounds can also be taken into account. It is essential that the person living in the student apartment still has the intention to complete their studies after the end of the exceptional situation.
Frequently asked questions
Student apartments intended for people who participate in education for which they can receive study support according to the Study Support Act:
- University degree
- Scientific graduate degree
- Separate professional continuing education program
- Vocational basic training and further training as well as
- High school curriculum
Depends on when you graduate. You should terminate the apartment yourself after you graduate. Occupancy rights are reviewed annually at the end of the year and notifications of the termination are delivered in January of the following year. The tenancy agreements are usually terminated to the end of July. If you have graduated before the inspections, you can therefore live in the apartment until the end of July of the following year at the latest.
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