Ask for advice from the Fair Rent Team

Are you having problems with your landlord? You can call in the Begin external link: Huurcommissie(External link), end external link. (Fair Rent Commission) or first ask for advice from the municipality’s Fair Rent Team.

• The Fair Rent Team helps tenants:
  • by checking on a fair rental price
    The Fair Rent Team checks whether your rent is in line with the rules. It uses a point system for this. It then calculates what the maximum rental price should be. Is the rent too high? Then the Fair Rent Team can tell you how you can discuss this with your landlord. It can also help with procedures involving the Huurcommissie.
  • in procedures involving poor maintenance
    Does the home or room have overdue maintenance? The Fair Rent Team can come see whether the tenant is entitled to a temporary rent reduction.
• Have you just moved? Then you can consult the Fair Rent Team for an assessment within the first 6 months. It does not matter how much rent you are paying. The assessment will determine whether your rent is reasonable.
• Have you been renting for more than 6 months and is your basic rent lower than € 900.07? The Fair Rent Team can still help.

The period for a rent check is different for a temporary rental contract. It depends on the rental contract. You can inquire about this with the Fair Rent Team.

• You are registered in The Hague.
• You are renting a property or a room from a private landlord.

You can contact the Fair Rent Team for an appointment or for information.

Online

By telephone

Contact the Begin link: SZW customer service, end link. .

• You can use the Begin external link: Rent Check(External link), end external link. (Huurcommissie) to determine what a fair rental price is for your home. At your request this independent agency can make a ruling on how high the rent can be. You and the landlord will have to accept the ruling.
• Are you having problems with your rental contract? Then you can get Begin link: legal assistance, end link. .

• Begin link: Good Landlordship Act, end link.
• Begin link: Report abuses by landlords, end link.
• Begin external link: Huurcommissie(External link), end external link. (Fair Rent Commission)