{"product_id":"vragen-27211-mag-ik-mijn-huurpenningen-inhouden-nadat-ik-meer-dan-een-jaar-problemen-met-mijn-verhuurder-niet-opg","title":"Solving Rental Problems: Tips and Advice","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Can I have my rent money withheld after more than a year of unresolved issues with my landlord?\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n This is only possible if you have sent a so-called defect letter and the landlord has not complied with your notices:\n\n In case of maintenance problems, you should first contact the landlord, preferably by registered letter via a so-called defect letter with a demand to remedy the defect within 14 days. If that does not work, you can still get the landlord to take action in various ways.\n\n - Carry out maintenance or repairs yourself\n\n - Postpone rent payment\n \n- File a complaint with the municipality\n\n - Initiate proceedings with the court\n\n You can obtain authorization from the court to have the maintenance carried out at the landlord's expense;\n\n You can also carry out the maintenance or repairs yourself (or have them carried out) at the landlord's expense without judicial authorization. You then claim the costs incurred back from your landlord or offset them against the rent. The costs must be reasonable. In doing so, you do run the risk of being held liable by the landlord for breach of contract.\n \nYou can postpone the payment of rent until the landlord has fulfilled his obligations. You can do this without the intervention of a judge, lawyer, Rent Assessment Committee or municipality. To do this, you send the landlord a letter in which you invoke article 6:52 or 6:262 (power of suspension) of the Civil Code. If the landlord has carried out the maintenance work or repairs, you must pay the suspended rent retroactively. If you are considering this step, it is best to obtain legal advice in advance.\n \nYou can file a complaint with your municipality about overdue maintenance. Based on the Housing Act, the Mayor and Aldermen can then send the landlord a letter (the municipal notice) in which they call on him to repair the home. If the landlord does not do so, the municipality can have the work carried out. The costs are then for the landlord. For more information about this approach, you can contact the Building and Housing Supervision (or Building and Living) department of your municipality.\n\n You can start legal proceedings to force the landlord to repair your home. If the landlord fails to do so, the court will impose a penalty on the landlord. You can also ask the court to partially terminate the lease within 6 months of sending the letter of defects to the landlord. You will then pay less or no rent until the maintenance has been carried out.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55014838894941,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-27211-mag-ik-mijn-huurpenningen-inhouden-nadat-ik-meer-dan-een-jaar-problemen-met-mijn-verhuurder-niet-opg","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}