There will be a ban on temporary leases. But there will be some exceptions to that ban. For tenants, temporary leases have many negative consequences. Often tenants are evicted after two years and have difficulty finding a new place to live. Landlords can raise the rent every time they change. In recent years, they have had a financial incentive to keep offering temporary leases. That now seems to be coming to an end. But exceptions remain -happily- possible.
Exceptions
Under pressure from the CDA and VVD, there will be a number of exceptions.
- For example, a house may be rented out temporarily if the landlord later wishes to rent the house to one of his or her children. This must be stipulated in advance in the rental contract.
- There will also be an exception for people who live together or get married. When one of them moves in with the other, the remaining house may be rented out temporarily.
- In addition, temporary leases remain possible for students, for people who urgently need temporary housing (such as the homeless) or when someone is going to live elsewhere temporarily for work and does not want to leave their home empty.
A little more housing security for tenants
The HNA is not in favor of all these exceptions. This leaves the back door open for temporary leases. But it is a good start for more housing security for tenants. There are other housing forms, such as anti-squatting or youth contracts, that require attention because they create uncertainty for tenants. We will continue to monitor developments in this regard.
