ECLI:NL:RBROT:2022:11986 ECLI:NL:RBROT:2022:11986 AI generated

Landlord wins security deposit and costs; tenant's defense of poor handover rejected as normal dispute.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBROT:2022:11986

Court / Authority Rechtbank Rotterdam

Jurisdiction

Netherlands (NL)

Decision Date 2022-12-09

Outcome Allowed / Granted

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Legislator summary

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The court ordered the tenant to pay the full security deposit of €16,535 plus legal costs to the landlord. Although the tenant argued the deposit should be refunded due to alleged poor handover conditions, the court found no evidence of damage beyond the agreed €265 deduction. The court ruled that holding opposing views in a dispute does not constitute an abuse of process, thus denying the tenant's claim for cost reimbursement.

Legislator headnote

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Civil Code articles 7:234; 6:218 BW: A landlord is entitled to retain the security deposit for damages not covered by the agreed deduction, and a tenant's belief that no proper handover occurred does not justify an abuse of process claim.

Keywords

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security deposit retention handover condition dispute abuse of process defense security deposit deduction tenant liability landlord rights legal costs allocation

Cited Legislation

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article 6:119 BW

artikel 7:224 lid 2 BW

artikel 6:119 BW

Cited Case Law

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ECLI:NL:HR:2022:853

Procesverloop Voor het verloop van het geding in feitelijke instanties verwijst de Hoge Raad naar: het vonnis in de zaak 2766991\CV EXPL 14-1388 van de rechtbank Limburg van 4 maart 2015; de arresten in de zaak 200.170.623/01 van het gerechtshof 's-Hertogenbosch van 13 december 2016 en 19 september 2017. [eiseres] heeft tegen de arresten van het hof beroep in cassatie ingesteld. De curator heeft een verweerschrift tot verwerping ingediend. De zaak is voor de curator toegelicht door zijn advocaat. De conclusie van de Advocaat-Generaal G.R.B. van Peursem strekt tot verwerping van het cassatieberoep.

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