A landlord has failed in an attempt to evict a tenant after the Huurcommissie drastically cut the property rent from over €1,200 to €380 per month.
The tenant moved into the Amsterdam apartment in December 2020, paying €1,208.34 each month, which included €100 in service charges.
After the landlord rejected a request for a rent reduction, the tenant took the case to the Huurcommissie.
Dispute over the points system
The rent tribunal decided that the rent was not reasonable and ordered it reduced to €380.18 per month from 1 August.
While the landlord claimed the apartment was worth 125 points under the national points system, the tribunal counted only 63 points.
The landlord went to court in December demanding the tenant be evicted, arguing there were significant rent arrears.
Most of the alleged debt had been calculated using the original rent rather than the reduced rate determined by the tribunal.
Court rejects eviction bid
The tenant had missed two months of rent during a period of unemployment, but the judge ruled eviction was too severe a measure for this limited shortfall.
The judge also dismissed the landlord appeal against the Huurcommissie valuation.
The property owner had improperly calculated the WOZ value by appraising the entire building and dividing it by the number of units, while also failing to assess energy labels individually.
The court also rejected claims that the tenant violated the lease by registering a sole proprietorship at the address, ruling that tenants are generally entitled to work from home.
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