The Good Landlordship Act came into effect on July 1, 2023. This law expands the powers of municipalities to protect tenants against undesirable situations when renting living or accommodation spaces. By setting a standard for good landlordism, municipalities are given the opportunity to actively monitor the quality of landlordship.
A basic national standard for good landlordism is being introduced in the form of general rules. These standards focus on the behavior that can reasonably be expected of good landlords and rental agents towards home seekers and tenants.
The Good Landlord Act recognises these standard excesses
- The landlord refrains from any form of unjustified discrimination
- The landlord refrains from any form of unjustified intimidation
- The deposit is a maximum of twice the basic rent
- The general rules needs to be in writing within a rental agreement
- The landlord has a information obligation regarding the rights and obligations of the tenant
- The landlord only charges service costs as included in art. 7:259 and 7:261 BW
- Prohibition of double brokerage costs
The Huurteam Goirle is ready to support you, free of charge, in drawing up a report for the Municipality of Goirle. We can help the landlord and/or rental agent to stop the unwanted behavior. It is possible that this can be combined with one of the other Huurteam services.
Would you like to report this to the Municipality yourself? Which can! Please contact the reporting centre for the Good Landlordship Act of the Municipality of Goirle.
