Tuesday, 25
February 2025 - 10:23
Rent
committee scraps Amsterdam landlord's "short stay" contract, cutting
rent by 66%
The Rent
Assessment Committee has declared one Amsterdam landlord’s short-stay rental
contract illegal and cut the tenant’s rent by 66 percent. The landlord charged
the tenant 1,850 euros per month for the 34-square-meter home. The tenant now
only has to pay the just over 630 euros that the home is worth under rent
regulation, the !Woon foundation, which represented the tenant in this case,
announced.
Landlords
are using short-stay contracts as a loophole to escape rent regulation and a
ban on temporary rental contracts by presenting the home as a type of hotel.
The home is typically offered furnished with added services, like bicycle
rental and biweekly cleaning. As in this case, tenants are also often asked to
waive their right to rent price protection in a recorded video or in writing.
“This is a direct attempt to circumvent the law,” !Woon said.
In this
case, the Rent Assessment Committee ruled that the short-stay contract was
illegal, Parool reported. According to the committee, this is a regular rental
home because it was rented out as a main residence and had “nothing to do with
temporary or tourist rental.”
The Rent
Assessment Committee reduced the rent to 633.58 euros per month, the maximum
rent allowed under rent regulation. The landlord must also cover the fees for
the committee’s hearing.
!Woon called
the ruling an important victory for tenants and a warning for landlords. This
tenant’s case is not an isolated incident, the foundation said, urging tenants
to be alert.
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