If you need to get your own electricity contract for the apartment, don’t leave it too late. Electricity is included in the rent in most of the shared apartments and furnished apartments.

Digital and Population Data Services Agency must always be notified when you move. Also remember to let the bank, your phone operator, the library, the newspapers, and your friends and relatives know your new address. Make change of address here.

Get home insurance for your apartment or transfer your existing insurance to the new address. If you are transferring your existing insurance, also make sure that the insured amount is sufficient. 

Get a fire alarm for your apartment, if the property does not have an automatic fire alarm system.

You can get the key from the Hoas office on the first business day of the month. If the previous tenant has allowed their contact details to be given to you, you can also sign a agreement of handling over the keys. In case you are not able to pick up the keys from Hoas by yourself, you can authorise another person who is 18 or over to pick up the keys on your behalf.

Check the condition of your apartment and submit a move-in report within 10 calendar days of receiving the key. Notify Hoas immediately if the apartment needs cleaning. Move-in report

The name list of tenants living in the building in the hallway is updated three times per year. Your name will be added to the list when a new list is printed. The list includes the apartment number and your last name and you do not necessarily need a separate name tag on the door. If you wish, you can put a name sticker on the door, but you must be able to remove it without any damage when you leave. The name list of tenants living in the building in the hallway is updated three times per year.

In order to keep the door buzzer clean it is not allowed to put one’s name on the door buzzer. The apartment number on the buzzer indicates which button to press.

Hoas apartments are unfurnished, unless otherwise specified in your tenancy agreement. Exchange student apartments are furnished.

If the previous tenant offers their furniture to you and you wish to accept, inform Hoas as soon as possible. Otherwise Hoas will remove the belongings from the apartment.

If you need a parking space for your car find out the possibilities to park your car in the property or neighborhood. Most Hoas properties have car parking spaces for tenants. The type of parking space, amount of spaces and prices vary. There is a separate fee for parking space reservation. Check the types and prices and submit a parking space application.

If the previous tenant did not fix the problems pointed out in the final inspection, the apartment inspector will order the necessary work to be done. The order form may include a note that the work will be charged to the tenant. In such cases, the new tenant that has just moved in will not be charged.

The work ordered will be carried out as soon as possible. If there is a reason why the maintenance staff cannot enter the apartment using a master key (for example, a pet), please contact Hoas as soon as possible to pass this information to the maintenance company.