How do furnished rentals work in Romania in 2026?

Mobilat should mean usable furniture for sleeping, sitting, and eating, but inventories vary wildly. Some nemobilat homes still include a fitted kitchen; others expect you to buy white goods. Ask for a room-by-room list before you sign, then photograph meters and furniture at handover inside the proces-verbal: Rental contracts and deposits.

Separate the advertised rent from furniture premiums and întreținere. Euro quotes paid in lei still need the exchange-rate source written into the lease: How to rent a home and How much is rent. A mobilat label is not a free pass to skip ANAF registration when you need residence paperwork. Confirm whether bedding, cookware, washing machine, and AC sit in the inventory or arrive as landlord “extras” that vanish at renewal.

Choose furnished for a short bridge or a first two to three months while you learn neighbourhoods: Short-term housing for newcomers. Short-term furnished stock is denser in tourist belts such as Old Town edges, Floreasca-Dorobanți aparthotels, and Cluj Centru month stays. Choose unfurnished when you will stay years and the premium would buy better furniture than the landlord’s set. A fully furnished Floreasca one-bed can sit well above an empty Titan ask even before întreținere.

Expat packages in Living in Bucharest, Living in Cluj-Napoca, and Timișoara often lean mobilat and still require income screening. Confirm that a long-term furnished lease will still be registered with ANAF via form C168. Tourist platform confirmations remain weak for IGI address proof even when the sofa is nicer. Never pay deposits before a viewing, and treat fully furnished Floreasca bargains with the same scam filter you use for empty flats.