New ROZ rental housing models

In the world of private rentals, the ROZ (Raad voor Onroerende Zaken) models are very popular among landlords. They are comprehensive contracts in which the landlord’s position is well secured. In recent years, there have been a relatively large number of legislative changes in the field of residential leasing. Partly because of this, the ROZ’s models were no longer up to date. Now ROZ has recently put new models on its website, accessible via this web link. In this article, I briefly discuss the new models.

Risks to mindless use

Despite the sweeping changes that require professionalization of the landlord, we notice that relatively little has changed about the models. By their very nature, the models are always relatively general, and thus do not always fit the situation of the rental relationship. This is basically always the case.

However, now that many more obligations have been placed on the landlord, there is a risk of carelessly using the models. If errors creep in at the beginning of the rental relationship, the consequences can be far-reaching.

Not ‘ready to use’

In addition, we see that the documents cannot actually be used directly as they are now. The ROZ chose not to incorporate into the new model certain articles that they had formulated over time based on case law to supplement.

It also lacks full incorporation of the Affordable Rent Act. This has to do, for example, with respect to the duty to provide certain information to both new and existing tenants. The compelling relevance of the point system to much of the housing being rented is therefore not clear to many people now.

Prevention is better than cure

As a landlord, you must realize that correcting mistakes after the fact is usually not possible. From client inquiries, we see that there are many misconceptions about what can and cannot be done. In the most far-reaching case, it is not even inconceivable that a landlord who “would have known better” would not have even offered the lease.

Also, most do not yet know what is required. What about the rental permit? What information do you all have to provide your tenant with? For many, for example, it is an unpleasant surprise that the duty to provide information also applies to existing rental relationships.

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Therefore, now is the time to seek our advice. Because we at Fruytier understand that you want to know where you stand, we work with low flat rates for landlords looking for advice on a new lease or an existing rental relationship.

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