Organizations
As a tenant in Amsterdam, it’s good to know there are several organizations that can support you individually. Whether you have questions about rent, maintenance, energy, or specific issues with your landlord, these organizations are valuable points of contact. They provide information, advice, and sometimes legal support, helping with individual complaints or specific situations. Many focus on a particular housing corporation, neighborhood, or theme, such as evictions, tenancy rights, or temporary contracts.
HNA works alongside these organizations. While other groups mostly help with individual issues, we focus on collective action and building a citywide network of tenants and housing seekers. As an HNA member, you become part of this network and help build a movement that brings tenants together, strengthens our collective influence, and works toward lasting improvements in housing conditions.
Organizations that support tenants in Amsterdam
Stichting !WOON
Amsterdam-based foundation supporting tenants and owner-occupiers; advice on rent, maintenance, energy, and residents’ committees.
info@wooninfo.nl
020-5230130 (ma t/m vr 9.00–17.30)
www.wooninfo.nl
Juridisch Loket
Free legal advice on rent, contracts, and other rights.
Huurcommissie
Helps tenants with disputes about rent, maintenance, and service costs; issues binding rulings based on laws and regulations.
Woonbond
National tenants’ union with an advice line for tenants.
info@woonbond.nl
020-5517755 (ma–vr 10.00–13.00, di 18.30–20.00)
www.woonbond.nl
Woonopstand
National housing movement against the housing crisis.
Cooplink
Knowledge base of, for, and about housing cooperatives.
Bond Precaire Woonvormen (BPW)
For tenants with temporary, insecure, or (too) expensive contracts.
Wij weigeren de huurverhoging
Action group against the annual rent increase.
amsterdam@wijweigerendehuurverhoging.nl
www.wijweigerendehuurverhoging.nl
Niet te Koop!
Action group against the sale of social rental homes.
Bond Amsterdamse Huurders (BAH)
Tenants Union Centrum, de Pijp, and Zuid.
contact@bondamsterdamsehuurders.nl
bondamsterdamsehuurders.nl
Amsterdam City Rights
Brings together residents with and without documents to strengthen human, social, and housing rights in Amsterdam.
Arcade
Tenants’ umbrella organization for Lieven de Key and Lieven de Stad BV (not affiliated with FAH).
info@hvarcade.nl
020-6233628 (do 13.00–17.00)
Federatie van Amsterdamse Huurderskoepels (FAH)
Umbrella organization combining tenants’ councils of Rochdale, Ymere, Stadgenoot, Eigen Haard, de Alliantie, and Duwo.
Tenants’ councils per housing corporation
Ymere: HYA
info@hya.nl
020-6258046
Rochdale: Bewonersraad
contact@bewonersraad-rochdale.nl
020-4161386
Eigen Haard: HBO Argus
info@hbo-argus.nl
020-4083988
Stadgenoot: Huurgenoot
info@huurgenoot.nl
06-31674563
De Alliantie: HBVA
amsterdam@hbva.nu
020-4080998