Rent and tenancy agreement

Do you rent houses or apartments? As a landlord in the Netherlands you have to observe several rules and obligations, for instance:

• the tenancy agreement
• rental protection (in Dutch), a landlord cannot simply terminate the rent
• options for the temporary letting of a property (in Dutch)
• the rental price, based on the rent points system
• price ceiling for social housing
• rent review, increasing or decreasing the rent (in Dutch)
• maintenance and charges for services
• landlords-tenants consultation
• prevention of housing discrimination, you cannot refuse to let a dwelling to someone based on, for example, their origin, disablity, or sexual orientation (in Dutch)

You must keep to the rules of the Good Landlordship Act (in Dutch, scroll down for explanatory videos in several languages).

Rental permit

Some municipalities have a rental regulation. It may state that you must have a rental permit (in Dutch) to rent out living space. With a rental permit, municipalities can impose additional requirements on landlords, such as a fair rent and timely maintenance of the property.

Disputes

If you have a dispute with tenants or their representatives that cannot be solved amicably, you can take it to the Rent Tribunal (Huurcommissie, in Dutch).