There are great deals of things to think about when you lease lodging. This includes making sure you are not paying excessive in regards to lease, a deposit or service expenses. The Landlords (Good Practices) Act entered into force on 1 July 2023. This act introduced new guidelines and upgraded some old rules. It is necessary to know your rights and commitments. So follow this step-by-step plan when you rent lodging.

Step 1: check just how much the lease, deposit, service expenses and mediation fees are

Rent

Check whether the accommodation you want to lease is classed as social housing or if it is private-sector rental. This is an important distinction, since different rights and obligations use to each type. If you are going to be leasing accommodation in 2024 and the fundamental lease is EUR879.66 or less, the lodging is considered to be social housing. Social housing has a rent ceiling, which is calculated utilizing a points system. If you rent lodging in 2024 and the fundamental lease is above EUR879.66, the lodging is considered to be a private-sector rental. There is no rent ceiling for private-sector accommodation.

Check whether the lease matches the quality of the accommodation by running the Rent Check.

Rent Check self-contained lodgings Rent Check shared lodgings

If you are paying too much, ask your landlord to lower the lease. If you can't reach a contract with your proprietor, call the rent tribunal (Huurcommissie).

Please note: if you are living in a private-sector rental, ask the rent tribunal to assess your beginning rent within 6 months of your very first payment. If you reside in social housing, you can ask the lease tribunal to check the rent you are paying at any time.

In some towns, property managers require a rental permit to be able to rent accommodation. Conditions may be connected to the license, such as just how much the rent can be. If this is the case, you can also ask the municipality to examine your rent.

Deposit

For tenancy contracts dated 1 July 2023 onwards, the optimum deposit a property owner can charge is two months' standard lease. When the tenancy agreement has ended, you will in principle get your deposit back within 2 week. But if you still owe your property manager money, they can deduct this from your deposit. In that case they need to repay the remaining deposit within thirty days.

Your proprietor can just withhold your deposit to cover the following:

- unsettled lease