Understand
Three Essential Rights as a Tenant
Rental Deposit
A sum of money paid by the tenant to the landlord at the start of the rental period, used to cover potential damage or unpaid rent. Since 2024, it is limited to two months’ rent.
Electrical Installation
All the cables, sockets, switches, and devices that supply a home with electricity, which must comply with safety standards.
Bathroom facilities
The hygiene-related facilities in a home, such as toilets, sinks, showers, or bathtubs.
Home intrusions
Entries or visits to a home without the tenant’s permission, which constitute a violation of privacy.
Habitability
The set of minimum conditions that make a home healthy and habitable: ventilation, heating, electricity, absence of excessive humidity, etc.
Registered letter
A letter sent with acknowledgment of receipt, serving as proof that the recipient has received the mail. This process costs around €10.
Rental agreement (or lease contract)
An oral or written and signed document between the landlord and the tenant for an unfurnished or furnished dwelling. It is mandatory. The rental agreement defines the relationship between landlord and tenant: description of the property, duration of the contract, amount of rent excluding charges, amount of utilities…
How to file a complaint about unhealthy housing
Habitability
The set of minimum conditions that make a home healthy and habitable: ventilation, heating, electricity, absence of excessive humidity, etc.
Registered letter
A letter sent with acknowledgment of receipt, serving as proof that the recipient has received the mail. This process costs around €10.
Rental agreement (or lease contract)
An oral or written and signed document between the landlord and the tenant for an unfurnished or furnished dwelling. It is mandatory. The rental agreement defines the relationship between landlord and tenant: description of the property, duration of the contract, amount of rent excluding charges, amount of utilities…
Resolving a conflict with your landlord
Mediation
It’s a way to reach an agreement. The mediator will try to find a compromise or a negotiation between the different people involved in the conflict.
Registered letter
A letter sent with acknowledgment of receipt, serving as proof that the recipient has received the mail. This process costs around €10.
Justice of the Peace
A person working in a court who helps resolve minor disputes, especially between tenants and landlords.
Enforceable measure
A measure that restricts and imposes an obligation.
Request
Name given to a complaint filed with a Judge of peace