Rent Commission ruling

We recently reported to you about an “old trick” allegedly pulled by a landlord to get around the ban on temporary leasing. There was actually no question of a trick at all; the lease in question was, by its nature, of short duration. A variant that has existed for a long time and is aimed at exceptional cases, such as vacation or exchange properties. With that variant, tenants indeed do not enjoy rent protection, nor does the ban on temporary leasing apply, which follows from Article 7:232 (2) of the Civil Code.

In the case cited by the Parool, which was referred to as an old trick, a ruling has now been issued by the Rent Commission which found in favor of the tenant. A tenancy by its nature of short duration was not an issue in this case, the Rent Commission ruled. The tenant had his main residence in the property and had “nothing to do with temporary or tourist rentals.

The Rent Commission’s ruling reduced the rent to the maximum reasonable rent of 633.58 euros per month.

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