ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2014:283
ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2014:283
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Court allows tenant to recover unreasonably charged agency commission under Dutch Civil Code.
Netherlands (NL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court ordered the property management company to refund an unreasonably charged agency commission of €1,113.50 plus legal interest to the tenant. The tenant argued the landlord, not the tenant, was the client, while the defendants claimed the fee was valid. The court ruled the fee was unreasonably high and void under the Civil Code, establishing that such commissions cannot be charged to the tenant in this context.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 7:417 lid 4 BW; Art. 7:264 lid 2 BW: Where a property management company acts as an intermediary for a tenant regarding a self-contained rental property, the statutory prohibition on charging the tenant a commission applies, rendering any such clause void as an unreasonable benefit.
Keywords
AI generated
unreasonable benefit
agency commission
tenant protection
void contract clause
property management
civil code
rental agreement
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArt. 7:417 lid 4 BW
Art. 7:264 lid 2 BW
Art. 6:89 BW
Art. 6:96 lid 6 BW
art. 7:264 lid 2 BW
art. 7:427 BW
art. 6:89 BW
art. 7:425 BW
art. 7:418 lid 2 BW
art. 7:264 BW
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