With the aim of creating and maintaining a community based on mutual respect and trust, the lessor company, the building manager and its residents undertake to comply with this building use regulation.
Taking into account the characteristics and the residential use of the building, the needs and requirements of the smooth coexistence within it, and in order to achieve its sustainability, proper operation and the safety of persons, the following rules have been established and are accepted:

 

A. Definitions

1. Announcements: Announcements addressed by the lessor and/or the building manager to the lessees and to third parties. They are available in electronic form on the website https://www.stsflats.gr/.
2. Apartment usage costs: Costs required for the ordinary use of the apartments, namely those relating to the consumption of electricity, water supply and sewerage, heating and the provision of wireless internet access services.
3. Secondary residence: The residence leased to house the children of the lessees who are studying (student residence).
4. Apartment: Each self-contained part of the building, which can be used as a residence (primary and/or secondary). The balconies of each residence are included in the concept of the apartment.
5. Occupancy: The permanent and stable establishment of a third party in an apartment. A third party who remains in an apartment for a period longer than fifteen (15) days is presumed to have established themselves permanently and stably therein.
6. Building managers: The natural person(s) or legal entity, as legally represented, to whom the performance of management acts in the name and on behalf of the lessor company has been assigned. The building managers are appointed as Messrs. Andreas Karagiannis, with contact telephone 6984302916, and Mr. Makios Thrasyvoulos, son of Efstratios, with contact telephone 6945333130, and email addresses info-komotini@stsflats.gr and makios.thrasivoulos@gmail.com. Wherever reference is made herein to the building manager, both managers are meant. Any notification must be made to both.
7. Lessor: The company under the name «STRATOS ESTIES SINGLE-MEMBER S.A.», which is based in Thessaloniki, Ptolemaion Str. No. 29A, P.C. 54630, with Tax Reg. No. (A.F.M.) 802203612, Tax Office (D.O.Y.) FAE Thessaloniki, and General Commercial Registry No. (G.E.MI.) 172037806000, email address (e-mail) info-komotini@stsflats.gr and contact telephone 6945333130, as legally represented, as well as any other natural or legal person or entity that succeeds to its rights and obligations vis-à-vis the lessees.
8. Apartment equipment: Any component or accessory (movable item) located within the apartments, which belongs to the ownership of the lessor and serves the use of the apartment. Components or accessories are in particular the electrical appliances, the furniture, the fixtures (door/window frames), the sanitary ware and the decorative items.
9. Authorized associate: Any person to whom the performance of management acts in the name and on behalf of the lessor or the building manager is assigned.
10. Visit: The stay of a third party in the building for a period equal to or shorter than twenty-four (24) hours.
11. Private Residential Lease Agreement: The Private Agreement for the lease of a residence signed between the lessee (student) and the Lessor.
12. Private Student Residential Lease Agreement: The Private Agreement for the lease of a secondary residence signed between the lessee (parent of the user of the apartment) and the Lessor.
13. Regulation: This building use regulation.
14. Smoking: The use of products and means that produce smoke or vapor by burning or heating solid, liquid or gaseous materials.
15. Occupation of common areas: The stable presence of persons or the placement/installation of items in common areas, in a manner that permanently or temporarily excludes access to them and is contrary to their intended use.
16. Residence: A covered space used for the accommodation of persons.
17. Pet: Animals of any kind that live with humans.
18. Common equipment: Any component or accessory (movable item) located in a common area, which belongs to the ownership of the lessor and serves the common use. Components or accessories are in particular the electrical appliances, the furniture, the fixtures (door/window frames), the sanitary ware, and the decorative items.
19. Common areas: Every external or internal space of the building, except for the apartments and their balconies.
20. Building: The first, second and third floors of the building located in the Municipal Community of Komotini, Municipality of KOMOTINI, with frontages on Stilponos Kyriakidi and Dimitriou Tsetine streets No. 1.
21. Lessees: The persons who have concluded a lease agreement with the Lessor, as well as their children who use the apartments as a secondary (student) residence.
22. Instructions: Any written or oral direction and indication of the Lessor and/or the building manager given through their legal representatives and/or their authorized associates and concerning the rights and obligations of the lessees and third parties for the use of the building (apartments and common areas) and the surrounding area.
23. Organized gatherings or events: Pre-scheduled meetings of a group of people with a common purpose, which take place within the building or in the surrounding area.
24. Surrounding area: The property located in the Municipal Community of Komotini, Municipality of KOMOTINI, with frontages on Stilponos Kyriakidi and Dimitriou Tsetine streets No. 1.
25. Cooperating businesses: Companies or sole proprietorships that are authorized by the lessor and/or the building manager to provide services within the building. Such are in particular those providing technical services and cleaning services.
26. Ordinary residential uses: The uses which, in accordance with good faith and business practices, take place in properties intended for residences.
27. Third parties: Any person other than the lessor, the lessees, the building manager and the authorized associates.
28. Hospitality (hosting): The stay of a third party in the building which does not constitute a permanent and stable establishment and lasts for a period shorter than fifteen (15) days.
29. Quiet hours: During the summer period, the hours 15:00 to 17:30 and 23:00 to 07:00. During the winter period, the hours 15:30 to 17:30 and 22:00 to 07:30. The summer period is considered to be the time interval from the 1^st of April to the 30^th of September. The winter period is considered to be the time interval from the 1^st of October to the 31^st of March. The above apply subject to any subsequent legislative provisions amending them.

 
 

B. General rules

1. Rights and obligations. The rights and obligations of the Lessor and of the lessees of the apartments are provided for a) in the private lease agreement, b) in the regulation, c) in the instructions and d) in the law. Violation of the rules contained in the above under a.-d. constitutes a breach of contractual obligations and brings about the consequences provided for in the contract between the Lessor and the lessees and in the law.
2. Handover and return of the apartments. The handover of the apartments to the lessees is carried out by the Lessor and/or the building manager or by authorized associates and is evidenced by the signing of the lease agreement. The return of the apartments by the lessees is carried out immediately after the expiry of the lease to the Lessor and/or the building manager or to authorized associates and is evidenced by the signing of a document entitled «PROTOCOL OF RETURN-RECEIPT OF THE LEASED PROPERTY». At the same time, in the first case (handover), a Handover – Receipt Protocol is drawn up as an Annex to the Private Lease Agreement, and correspondingly  upon the return of the apartment a Return – Receipt Protocol of all the movable items included in the leased property.
3. Tacit re-lease. In the event that the lessee wishes for the lease not to continue upon its expiry, they must notify the building manager in writing at least one (1) month prior to its expiry. If the aforementioned deadline is not observed, the lease is automatically renewed for one (1) additional year under the same terms and agreements. At the end of the following (i.e. 2nd lease) year, the same procedure as above is followed. Under no circumstances is the lease renewed for an indefinite period. For the renewal of the lease, the provisions set out in the Private Lease Agreement apply. The Lessor, for its part, will carry out all required actions to inform the lessees regarding the time of expiry of the lease and their relevant rights. Specifically, a relevant email message with relevant notification of the expiry of the lease will be sent.
4. Sub-lease – Assignment of use. The sub-lease and the assignment of use to a third party in any form, even without consideration, is prohibited.
5. Visit and hospitality of third parties. The visit and hospitality of third parties (stay for a period shorter than fifteen (15) days) is permitted. The third parties who visit lessees or are hosted by them have, during their stay in the building, obligations similar to those of the lessees. The lessees must inform these persons of their obligations. In the event of any damage caused by them, liability also arises for the lessees.
6. Occupancy by a third party. The occupancy of third parties in a lessee's apartment is permitted only after the prior approval of the Lessor. The approval is granted by the Lessor or the building manager via email message. Requests for approval of the occupancy of a third party are submitted to the Lessor or the building manager at least five (5) calendar days prior to the first day of occupancy of the third party. The requests are submitted via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr, with the subject «OCCUPANCY APPROVAL REQUEST», and include, at a minimum, the full name and the apartment of the requesting lessee, the time period of the planned occupancy of the third party, and a declaration by the lessee that they have informed the third party of their obligations during their stay. In the event that the request is not answered, it is deemed to be rejected.
7. Smoking. Smoking is permitted exclusively in outdoor areas only, including the balconies. Within the building (common areas and apartments) smoking is prohibited.
8. Pets. Pets of any kind in the building and in the surrounding area are not permitted, except in special cases.
9. Parking of vehicles. The parking of vehicles of any kind, in the building and the surrounding area, is not permitted.
10. Quiet hours. Quiet hours are observed in every case. Organized gatherings or events during quiet hours are not permitted. By way of exception, and only when deemed absolutely necessary by the Lessor, the building manager or authorized associates, the carrying out of works during quiet hours is permitted.
11. Interventions on the exterior appearance of the building. Any intervention, permanent or temporary, which affects the exterior appearance of the building, such as in particular the display of clothing, the placement of flags, symbols or other distinctive features, is not permitted.
12. Building security – Security measures – Closed-circuit monitoring of the entrance and common areas. The lessees are obliged to contribute to the maintenance of the building's security, following the instructions of the Lessor, the building manager and the authorized associates. For the control of persons entering and exiting, the Lessor has installed at the entrance of the building a closed-circuit monitoring and recording system. In the common areas, there is a closed-circuit monitoring and recording system which monitors and records the point where the routers for the internet are located and the points of ascent and descent on the staircases of the floors. Finally, there is a closed-circuit monitoring and recording system in the external side area of the building (on Dim. Tsetine street), for security reasons. By signing the private lease agreement, the lessees declare that they give their consent for the use by the Lessor of the means of monitoring and recording of the aforementioned areas, for the purpose of the safety of persons, of the building and of the common equipment of the building.
13. Inspection of the apartments. The Lessor, the building manager and the authorized associates are entitled to visit and inspect the condition of the apartments following a relevant notification to the lessees, which is communicated to them at least twenty-four (24) hours before the visit via email message, in which the day and time of the visit are stated. In the event of an inability to inspect an apartment after the first notification for any reason, the procedure is repeated. If the inspection of the apartment is again not made possible for any reason, the Lessor, the building manager or an authorized associate may enter the apartment by their own means and without the consent of the lessee. In this case, no liability of the Lessor arises. The obligation of prior notification does not apply in emergency cases, such as in particular when the lessees violate their obligations, causing danger or harm to any person or to the Lessor. In these cases, the Lessor, the building manager or authorized associates may enter the apartments immediately by their own means, without any liability of theirs arising.
14. Loss of keys. In the event of loss of the keys for access to the building and/or the apartments, the lessees are obliged to immediately notify the lessor and/or the building manager via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr. The costs required in order to restore the security of the building and/or the apartments are borne exclusively by the lessee who  lost the keys or other means of access.

 

C. Rules for the use of the apartments

1. Permitted use of the apartments. The lessees have the obligation to use the apartments exclusively and only as a student (secondary) residence of the lessee (child/children of the lessee). Ordinary residential uses are permitted under the terms of compliance with what has been agreed between the Lessor and the lessees, unless they have been specifically prohibited.
2. Prohibited uses of the apartments. Any use which is not included among the ordinary residential uses is prohibited. Indicatively, the use of the apartments as commercial stores, offices and professional premises of any kind, as well as as venues for events and gatherings, is prohibited.
3. Apartment usage costs. The apartment usage costs, namely those relating to the consumption of electricity up to and including 250 kilowatt-hours, water supply and sewerage, cooling and heating, the common (building) expenses and the provision of wireless internet access services, are borne by the Lessor.

4.   Damage to the apartments. The Lessor is responsible for and bears the costs for the repair of damage to the apartments, only if such damage is caused by their ordinary use. Damage due to misuse on the part of the lessees must be reported to the building manager without delay via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr and, in case of danger, by any suitable means, and must be restored immediately under their supervision and at the expense of the lessee who caused it. The carrying out of works in the apartments by workshops or technicians who are not authorized by the Lessor or the building manager is prohibited.
5.    Apartment equipment. The equipment of the apartments belongs to the ownership of the Lessor. The lessees are obliged to use the equipment with increased care, in accordance with the instructions and its intended use, and to keep it functional and clean. The removal of the equipment from the apartments or its replacement is prohibited in every case. The prohibition applies even if the equipment removed from the apartments is replaced with higher quality equipment of the same kind. The Lessor is responsible for and bears the costs for the replacement of the equipment or the repair of its damage, only if such damage is caused by its ordinary use. The aforementioned damage (i.e. damage due to ordinary use) is declared on the website https://www.stsflats.gr/. Damage due to misuse on the part of the lessees must be reported to the building manager without delay via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr and, in case of danger, by any suitable means, and must be restored immediately under their supervision and at the expense of the lessee who caused it. The carrying out of works on the equipment of the apartments by workshops or technicians who are not authorized by the Lessor or the building manager is prohibited.

6. Interventions in the interior of the apartments. Any work of reconfiguration, repair or replacement in the interior of the apartments is permitted to be carried out only by the building manager and/or authorized associates. Alterations and interventions in the apartment, in the installations and in the equipment permanently and stably connected to the apartments, of any kind, on the part of the lessees are prohibited. In particular, the creation of holes in the walls of the apartments by any means is prohibited. In the event of a violation of this prohibition, the Lessor is entitled to demand from the lessee the restoration of things to their previous condition and the full compensation of the damage.
7. Obligation of proper use of the apartments and their equipment. The lessees are obliged to use the apartments and their equipment properly and with care and to take all the measures indicated to them by the Lessor, the building manager and/or authorized associates for the protection and the maintenance of their good condition. In the event of damage, they are obliged to take any action deemed by them necessary or beneficial to limit it (see also the previous paragraph), unless a danger is created for themselves, other persons or the Lessor. In addition, they are obliged to notify, via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr or by any other suitable means and without culpable delay, the building manager of any damage or deterioration of the condition of the apartments and/or their equipment (see the method of communication above for equipment damage due to ordinary use).
8. Cleanliness of the apartments. The lessees are obliged to keep the space of the apartments decent and clean, in accordance with the relevant instructions. They themselves are responsible for the regular removal of waste from the apartments. The apartments must be ventilated regularly and adequately. To ensure the hygiene of the apartments, the lessees are obliged to follow the instructions of the building manager and/or of the authorized associates .

9.   Dangerous objects within the apartments. The keeping of flammable, bulky, polluting, malodorous or otherwise dangerous and harmful objects within the apartments is prohibited. For the safety of the apartments and of the building, the installation, keeping and use of heating and cooling means, other than those installed by the Lessor, is in particular not permitted. If dangerous objects are found for any reason within the apartments, the building manager must be notified immediately via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr and, in case of danger, by any suitable means, so that they may be removed under their supervision and with the observance of all the prescribed safety measures.
10. Obligation to limit and to tolerate negative effects. The lessees are obliged to avoid or to limit, to the extent possible, the negative effects on the other lessees from the use of the apartments, such as in particular those of sound, noise, heat, vibrations and any activity which may negatively affect the use of the apartments by the other lessees. Specifically for sounds and noises of any kind, the permitted limit is set at 45 dB. The lessees are obliged to tolerate any negative effect, if it is objectively impossible to avoid or to limit it, or if it originates from the ordinary use of the apartments, of the common areas and of the common equipment, provided that the use of their apartment is not significantly harmed.
 

D. Rules for the use of common areas and common equipment

 

1. Common areas and common equipment. The common areas and the common equipment are used by the lessees exclusively and only in accordance with the regulation, the instructions of the building manager and their intended use.
2. Obligation to keep common areas in good condition. The lessees must keep the common areas decent and clean. The costs of the regular cleaning of the common areas are borne by the Lessor. Any intervention, permanent or temporary, in common areas is not permitted. If dangerous objects are found for any reason in common areas, the building manager and/or the authorized associates must be notified immediately, so that they may be removed under their supervision and with the observance of all the prescribed safety measures.
3. Damage to common areas. The Lessor is responsible for and bears the costs for the repair of the damage to the common areas, only if such damage is caused by their ordinary use. Damage due to misuse and in particular to the violation of the instructions must be reported to the building manager and/or the authorized associates without delay via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr and, in case of danger, by any suitable means, and must be restored immediately under their supervision and at the expense of the person who caused it.
4. Common equipment. The common equipment belongs to the ownership of the Lessor. The lessees are obliged to use the equipment with increased care, in accordance with the instructions and its intended use, and to keep it functional and clean. Its removal or its replacement is prohibited in every case. The prohibition applies even if the equipment removed is replaced with higher quality equipment of the same kind.
5. Instructions for the use of the common equipment. The instructions for the proper use of the common equipment (e.g. washing machines and dryers of the basement area) are contained in a document which is posted in a visible spot in the area where the equipment is located. The lessees are obliged to strictly comply with these instructions, as well as with any more specific instructions given by the building manager or other authorized associates.
6. Damage to the common equipment. The lessor is responsible for and bears the costs for the regular cleaning and the replacement of the common equipment or the repair of its damage, only if the damage is caused by its ordinary use. Damage due to misuse and in particular to the non-observance of its instructions of use must be reported to the building manager via email message to the email address info-komotini@stsflats.gr and, in case of danger, by any suitable means, and must be restored immediately under their supervision and at the expense of the person who caused it.

 

E. Final provisions

1. Communication between the lessor and the lessees. The communication between, on the one hand, the lessor and the building manager and, on the other hand, the lessees will be carried out by the exchange of email messages (e-mails) from and to the email addresses, as these have been notified, and, subsidiarily, by telephone at the contact telephone numbers as these are notified in this Regulation and on the Lessor's website. Declarations towards one another, which are contained in email messages, are deemed to reach the person to whom they are addressed immediately after their proper dispatch to the aforementioned email addresses.
2. Communication for repairs/corrections of the apartments and their equipment. The communication between, on the one hand, the lessor and the building manager and, on the other hand, the lessees will be carried out, regarding requests for repairs/corrections in the apartments and their equipment (e.g. heating/cooling systems, electrical, plumbing), through the website https://www.stsflats.gr/.
3. Communication for reports of other kinds of problems. The communication between, on the one hand, the lessor and the building manager and, on the other hand, the lessees will be carried out, in relation to reports of other kinds of problems (other than those above under E3),  through the website https://www.stsflats.gr/.
4. Amendment of the regulation. Amendments to the regulation are made only on the initiative of the Lessor. The Lessor is obliged to post the amended regulation on the website https://www.stsflats.gr/, as well as to send it with a relevant email message to the lessees. After the lapse of three (3) calendar days from the day following the observance of the aforementioned formalities, these are deemed to be agreed and binding.