Private Accommodation

Accommodation Offers on Facebook

Most of the Facebook groups are private, so you may need to ask the coordinator of the group to add you in. Also, most of the advertisements are in Czech, so you may need help from your buddy, however, people usually respond to English messages as well.

If somebody offers you accommodation on Facebook, make sure that you don’t miss any warning signs that would suggest that the person may be a scammer. The warning signs might be:

The person has only one photo on their profile, and the photo looks like it was downloaded from the internet.
The person has old photos on their profile.
Their Facebook profile doesn’t have any history, or it was created just recently.
The person doesn’t have any friends on their profile, etc.

For more tips on how to recognize a scammer, see the tab Recommendation. Here are some Facebook groups where you can look for private accommodations:

Multilingual Flats in Brno
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Bydlení v Brně / spolubydlení, pronájem a prodej (Living in Brno / co-living, renting, selling)
Bydlení BRNO /prodej, pronájem a spolubydlení (Living BRNO / selling, renting, co-living)
Bydlení v Brně, Bydlení Brno, Prodej, Pronájmy, Podnájmy, Spolubydlení (Living in Brno, Living Brno, Selling, Renting, Co-living)
Brno - bez realitky! Pronájem přímo od majitelů (Brno – bezrealitky! Renting straight from owners)
spolubydlení BRNO / pronájem a prodej (Co-living Brno / renting and selling)
Bydlení BRNO pro MUNI, MENDELU a VUT (Living in BRNO for MUNI, MENDELU and VUT)
Brno: Byty bez realitky (Brno: Flats without real estate agency)
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Private Agency

If you are interested, please contact them directly. The university is not responsible for the offers and arrangements.

Websites only in Czech:

Important note for students on long-term visa or long-term residence permit
Please be aware that some realty providers rent premises that are not classified as residential buildings. For this reason, their proof of accommodation will not be accepted for visa purposes (to proof your place of stay)
When renting accommodation, please make sure that the property is officially classified in the Land Register as a residential object.
According to Act No. 326/1999 Coll., Section 31, Subsection 5, accommodation can only be provided in a building that:

has an official descriptive, registration, or orientation number (in Czech: objekt označen číslem popisným nebo evidenčním, popřípadě orientačním číslem)
is designated under the Building Act for living, accommodation, or recreation (in Czech: je podle stavebního zákona určen pro bydlení, ubytování nebo rekreaci)

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Recommendation

Even if the dorm reservation system shows that all rooms are already booked, you can try your luck and email ubytovani@skm.muni.cz approximately two weeks after the start of the semester to ask if a room has been made available.

If you decide to rent a flat independently, make sure not to become a victim of scammers. Some warning signs can be:

The landlord doesn’t want to meet in person
They want you to rent the flat without seeing it, or at least giving you a virtual tour
They don’t give you a phone number or the number does not work
They ask for a security deposit before signing the lease
If there is a lease agreement, it is full of grammatical and puctuation errors, or has some suspiciously looking stamps
The landlord is not able to give you information on the flat location and services in the surroundings
The price is suspiciously good
The landlord does not ask any questions about you (your job, reasons for living in the Czech Republic, …)
They want you to sign an incomplete lease
They are not the owner of the place (owner registry can be found here: https://nahlizenidokn.cuzk.cz/ - website only in Czech)

Important note for students on long-term visa or long-term residence permit
Please be aware that some realty providers rent premises that are not classified as residential buildings. For this reason, their proof of accommodation will not be accepted for visa purposes (to proof your place of stay)
When renting accommodation, please make sure that the property is officially classified in the Land Register as a residential object.
According to Act No. 326/1999 Coll., Section 31, Subsection 5, accommodation can only be provided in a building that:

has an official descriptive, registration, or orientation number (in Czech: objekt označen číslem popisným nebo evidenčním, popřípadě orientačním číslem)
is designated under the Building Act for living, accommodation, or recreation (in Czech: je podle stavebního zákona určen pro bydlení, ubytování nebo rekreaci)

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