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BS-26596/2022-ODE ECLI:DK:ODE:2025:BS0000000170 AI generated

Court dismisses landlord's eviction claim where tenant's rent arrears were caused by the landlord's failure to maintain the property.

Case Number BS-26596/2022-ODE
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Jurisdiction Denmark (DK)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The court dismissed the landlord's request to terminate the lease due to alleged rent arrears. The tenant argued that the arrears resulted from the landlord's failure to maintain the property, which rendered the premises uninhabitable. The court held that the landlord's breach of maintenance obligations constituted a valid defense against the eviction claim.

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Boligloven; Lejeloven: A landlord's failure to maintain the leased premises in an inhabitable condition constitutes a valid defense against a termination request based on rent arrears.

Keywords

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lease termination rent arrears defense landlord maintenance duty inhabitable premises tenant protection
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Sag om, hvorvidt udlejer (boligselskab) kunne opsige lejers lejemål

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