Lease Agreement Conflicts
Contracts and agreements have a purpose. It may occur that, due to this commitment (the lease), the other party may default, incorrectly observe their obligations, or completely ignore them.
A lease can be oral or written. A verbal contract is also binding. However, in practice, proving what has been agreed is much more difficult. For that reason, written contracts are much more preferable.
Do you really know what you are signing? How do you know that the stipulations are suitable and are correctly expressed? Often, lease agreements contain provisions beneficial for the landlords. For this reason, it is important that you know what you are signing. Besides, in some contract subject-matters, other regulations apply. The law stipulates totally different laws for the leasing of a house and for the leasing of a warehouse or workshop. We will be pleased to assist you in your lease agreement proceedings. However, whether it is oral or written, it is no superficial luxury to evaluate the legal consequences before committing yourself to it.
The Law of the Netherlands offers comprehensive legal protection to tenants. This means that the landlord cannot evict a tenant arbitrarily. However, there are exceptions to this protection, as it is the case of a floating house or a caravan or a warden-controlled house.
There are also many things that can go wrong during the lease period. For example, that the landlord refuses to repair a leak or that the house shows signs of lack of maintenance.
The tenant may claim against the landlord with respect to these matters, but cannot stop paying the rent because the landlord does not comply with maintenance. Other matters we often deal with are those related to delay in payment, evictions, price of lease and utility expenses, price increase, lease protection and rights of those who cohabit there, as well as sublease.
Gimbrère International Advocaten can help you draw up lease contracts and solve lease conflicts. These are some of our key words: flexible, inspired and above all, result-oriented.