{"product_id":"vragen-22063-de-gemeente-groningen-kent-bij-huisvesting-de-regel-dat-wanneer-drie-personen-met-verschillende-acht","title":"Legal Advice Room Rental Groningen","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e \nThe municipality of Groningen has a housing policy that requires a permit if three people with different surnames live in the same house and there is a fourth rentable room. This can be prevented by demonstrating that two of the three are a couple. The municipality stipulates that the obligation to provide proof lies with the tenants. This seems to me to be a reversal of the burden of proof, and furthermore, municipal regulations, which are actually intended to limit the number of student housing units on a street, also hinder the lives of many others. For example, can a municipality require a couple to have a cohabitation agreement drawn up by a notary? Or can a municipality prohibit a residential community of three or more adults, not being family? I believe that the current regulation not only oversteps its purpose but also raises questions about its legal and social feasibility. \n\n\u003ch4\u003eLawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n It depends on how the prohibition on occupancy is worded. If it refers to a certain number of households, the municipality must demonstrate the violation (and thus gather evidence) that two people claiming to be a couple do not, in fact, have a permanent household. The municipality cannot require a cohabitation agreement, because the law simply permits unmarried cohabitation without a cohabitation agreement.\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Below is the municipality's explanation of the regulations. The term \"household\" is not mentioned. Does this mean the burden of proof lies with the tenants?\n \nNot all properties where people live together, other than as a family, are considered room rental properties. The following rule applies to the 15% standard: a room rental property is a property where three or more people live independently and where there are at least four rentable rooms. Non-independent means that the residents of a property share a single entrance (with a single house number) and that \"essential facilities\" such as the shower\/bathroom and\/or (living) kitchen are shared. In principle, every room in a property counts as a rentable room, except for the aforementioned shared facilities. There are two exceptions, which we believe are not separately rentable rooms. A very small room does not count; these are rooms smaller than 7.5 m², for example, a laundry room or storage space. A room that cannot be accessed other than through another room is also not considered a rentable room in our opinion.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55117291290973,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-22063-de-gemeente-groningen-kent-bij-huisvesting-de-regel-dat-wanneer-drie-personen-met-verschillende-acht","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}