Rent Increases Are Controlled By Law

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Before signing, you ought to send your agreement to the Rental Team South Limburg, who will examine for totally free to make certain whatever is affordable and legal. You might need to wait up to one working week to hear back from them. We comprehend that the whole rental process is fast-paced which there might not be sufficient time for contract checks, so if this is not possible, then you ought to check out through your agreement yourself. The document will likely be in Dutch, so non-Dutch speakers will wish to get it translated.


When checking your contract, you ought to take notice of:


1. fixed or indefinite agreement


An arrangement for a fixed duration includes a last date. This suggests that the contract ends instantly after the agreed period, supplied that the proprietor notifies the occupant in discussing the end of the lease in great time (in between one and 3 months before the concurred end-date). Indefinite occupancy agreements continue as long as the renter keeps paying lease and the landlord does not end the contract. These agreements typically include a minimum term, before which the tenant might not end the lease.


2. Basic lease and added fees


The fundamental rent is expected to show the quality and surface area of the residential or commercial property. This rental cost only consists of the actual rent. Surcharges may be gas, water and electrical power, service costs, internet and home insurance coverage. When it pertains to lease, it's essential to comprehend the distinction between basic lease and surcharges. Check our section on rental costs to learn how the system works.


3. Rent boost


Rent increases are controlled by law, and depend upon whether your accommodation falls under the social or personal housing sector. For social sector lodging, lease boosts might be described in your rental contract, or can even be proposed by your a minimum of 2 months before the lease increase would take effect. You as a tenant can decline the proposal, and your case might wind up before the Rent Tribunal. As a basic guideline, lease boosts can happen once every 12 months, and normally occur on July 1st. The maximum annual rent increase portion for the social sector is identified by the federal government.


There are less guidelines applying to economic sector accommodation, which implies that as a renter you have less defense. Rent can increase every 12 months, nevertheless, increases in between these 12 months are also possible if improvements have been made to the accommodation. The property manager is not required to inform you of any rent increases within a set duration of time. If the renter does not desire to pay greater lease, the proprietor may terminate the agreement. Watch out for provisions in your agreement showing a set annual lease boost (so-called indexation clauses). If no indexation clause is consisted of in the agreement, the landlord can just increase the rent by offering the tenant a new contract stating the greater lease (among other things). If the occupant does not concur to the brand-new agreement for the exact same residential or commercial property, the property manager may then terminate the agreement.


4. Deposit amount and return


A deposit is usually needed, but any quantity worth more than two months of rent is usually thought about unreasonable. The contract must plainly define how and when your deposit will be transferred back to you.


Should you sign even if the contract is not ideal?


If an agreement appears overly difficult on you as a tenant, or looks sketchy, it might be a good idea to let it go. Even if you're lacking time to find a location, it may cause you more problem in the long-lasting to sign a bad contract than to search for momentary lodging while you put in the time to find something that's really worth it.


If you discover a place that you truly like, the agreement is satisfactory, and the only issue is that the rent is a little high (EUR750+), it can often be a good idea to sign, as there is a possibility you could get some cash back by using to the Huurteam Zuid-Limburg. You need to tread very thoroughly here, as there is a caution: in situations like this, you constantly require to assume the worst and be prepared to pay this steep rent in complete, on the occasion that the Huurteam Zuid-Limburg can not assist you declare any excess lease back. If you do sign a contract you discover expensive, contact HTZL within 6 months to begin a procedure claiming back any excess lease.


You can check out more about procedures to claim back excess lease and firm fees here.


Terminating an agreement


Terminating an agreement can be a difficult procedure with great deals of rules surrounding it. In the Netherlands there are generally two types of rental contracts: a contract for a defined period and a contract for an undefined duration. It is extremely helpful to understand which one you have, because it could make a difference in how you ought to terminate your agreement. The default rule is that occupancy contracts need to be terminated by offering notice. this means that you as a tenant send your property manager a formal letter notifying them that you wish to terminate the rental arrangement. You don't need to supply a reason for termination, and termination remains in concept unilateral, which indicates that you don't need the landlord to authorization to it.


Contract for an undefined period


In this type of contract, a minimum period (for example 12 months) is allowed. During this minimum period, you can not end your agreement, unless the property owner agrees. The property manager can set conditions to concur to this, for instance, you may pay an additional month's rent or be needed to find a beginner to take control of the agreement. After the minimum period you can end the contract with the appropriate notice period.


The benefit of this type of agreement is that the property owner can not end your agreement quickly. There needs to be legal reasons.


Contract for a specified duration


In this type of agreement (usually a 12-month agreement) there is a date the agreement begins and a date the contract ends. This agreement can not have a minimum duration and therefore you can end the contract during the specified period if you give correct notification.


The disadvantage is that the property owner has a simple method to end your contract on the end date of the defined duration. The proprietor just needs to let you know 1 to 3 months before completion date that the contract is going to end, they do not require legal reasons to end the agreement on that date. If the landlord does not remind the renter of completion date and the tenant lives longer than the defined period, the contract automatically turns into an agreement for an undefined period. You do not require a brand-new contract for that, the old agreement immediately changes, and the rest of the agreement stays legitimate.


If you want to end your contract as an occupant, typically the contract lets you know how to provide appropriate notice. This can be a contact kind by means of a website of a company, or an e-mail to the landlord/agency. If the contract does not mention how to provide notification, the proper way to end the agreement is sending out a letter through signed up post, mentioning that you want to end the rental contract per that date. You could also email the letter first, however if you do not get an action, you need to still send out the letter by means of signed up post to be sure. We advise that you send both a letter and an e-mail. You can download a sample of an official letter giving notice here.


You still need to handle a proper notice period when cancelling your rent. Normally, the notification equates to the regard to payment, which has actually been jotted down in the contract. For example, if you pay rent monthly, you need to offer one month's notification *. Unless in a different way specified in the rental contract, the cancellation of the rent requires to be received by the landlord before the very first day of the month.


* One FULL month (e.g. implying you can not end the contract on the 15th of April for the 16th of May. If you notify on the 15th of April, you can just end the agreement by the 31st of May/1st of June).