The lease and the myAADE declaration when you rent for a season

Put the agreement in a written lease

A clear written agreement protects you both: you, if something happens to the place, and the tenant, who often comes from another town or another country and doesn't know what's usual. Before you sign, make sure the lease (μισθωτήριο) clearly states:

• Both parties' details and tax numbers (ΑΦΜ), as you'll need them for the declaration.
• Exactly what is being rented: the entire place or a specific room, and which shared spaces the tenant can use.
• When the lease starts and ends, with dates, not just “for the season”.
• The rent, and when and how it's paid.
• The deposit, when it's returned, and on what grounds any of it can be kept.
• Who pays for electricity, water, internet and building charges.
• What happens if either of you wants to leave early.

Keep a move-in inventory too — in Greek, a πρωτόκολλο παράδοσης-παραλαβής: a list of the furniture and appliances and their condition, with photos, signed on the day you hand over the keys. On the day you get them back, you compare it together. ΠΟΜΙΔΑ, the Greek property owners' federation, publishes model leases you can use as a starting point.

Duration: what applies to a seasonal lease

For a lease of someone's main home, Greek law sets a mandatory minimum term, even if both sides agree to a shorter one. ΠΟΜΙΔΑ notes that leases for a “secondary or holiday home, or a temporary stay” fall outside those rules.

A worker who lives on an island only for the months of the season, and has a home elsewhere, fits the idea of a temporary stay easily. But whether a particular lease is a temporary stay depends on the facts, not on the word you write on the paper. If the term matters to you, talk to a lawyer before you sign.

Recruvo's own floor is a separate thing. Article 111 of Law 4446/2016 defines a short-term rental as one that lasts less than 60 days, and Recruvo takes stays of 60 days or more only. What that means for your listing is covered in our guide to renting to seasonal workers.

The lease declaration on myAADE, step by step

Its official name is the «Δήλωση Πληροφοριακών Στοιχείων Μίσθωσης Ακίνητης Περιουσίας» (declaration of lease details), and it is filed by the owner, or by whoever sublets the property. It's done online:

1. Sign in to myAADE (myaade.gov.gr) with your TAXISnet credentials.
2. Go to Εφαρμογές › Φορολογικές Υπηρεσίες › Ακίνητα › Δηλώσεις μίσθωσης ακινήτων (Applications › Tax services › Property › Lease declarations).
3. Enter the property, the tenant, the term and the rent, exactly as the lease states them.
4. File it by the end of the month after the lease starts.
5. Keep the submission receipt (Απόδειξη υποβολής) it gives you at the end.

Once it's filed, the tenant is notified in “Τα Μηνύματά μου” (My messages) on myAADE and by email. They have 30 days from that notice to accept or reject the declaration, giving reasons if they reject it. According to AADE, if they do nothing in that time, the declaration counts as accepted.

If the term or the rent changes, you file an amending declaration; other changes need a new one. If the lease ends early, you declare that it has ended. Both follow the same deadline: the end of the month after the change or the end.

The energy certificate and your listing

Greece's Ministry of Environment and Energy has announced that every ad for a property to rent must show its energy class (A, B and so on), which comes from the Energy Performance Certificate, known in Greek as the ΠΕΑ. That's why Recruvo's listing form has an “Energy certificate (ΠΕΑ)” field.

Make sure the certificate is valid before you publish, and keep a copy to hand: you'll need it again for the lease and the declaration.

When a business rents the home for its own staff

Many hotels and restaurants rent homes to house their staff. In one such case, the Magistrate's Court of Argos (decision 114/2023) held that when a company leases a home to house its employees, it isn't a lease of a main home, and only the general rules of the Civil Code apply. That is one ruling by one court, not a general rule, so ask a lawyer about your own situation.

If your business gives its staff somewhere to live, the housing terms belong in the employment contract too: whether accommodation is included, who pays the bills, and what happens to the room when the job ends. See what a seasonal employment contract should say.

If you already have a staff house on Recruvo and want to rent it to other members as well, tap “Publish as home” next to it and its details carry over to a new listing, which goes through the same review as any other home.

What Recruvo does, and what it doesn't

Recruvo connects you with people working the season who need a place to live. Every home is reviewed before it's published, the exact address and contact details stay hidden until you accept a request, and once you do, the booking page reminds you of your myAADE obligations.

When the home and its paperwork are ready, start here: List your home. If you have a question about how the platform works, get in touch.