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ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:1758 ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:1758 AI generated

Tenant granted access to burnt apartment; landlord's refusal to restore premises dismissed as not impossible.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:1758
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Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The court ordered the landlord to grant the tenant immediate access to the apartment following a fire that rendered it uninhabitable. While the tenant's claim for termination of the lease was allowed, the landlord's counterclaim for rent suspension was dismissed because restoring the property was not factually or financially impossible. The decision rests on the principle that the landlord's obligation to repair remains, preventing the tenant from being forced to pay rent during the restoration period.

Legislator headnote

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Articles 7:206 BW and 7:203 BW; The landlord's obligation to repair a damaged leased property does not cease merely because restoration is difficult, and the tenant cannot be held liable for rent if the landlord fails to restore the premises or make them available.

Keywords

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lease termination repair obligation fire damage rent suspension immediate access Burgerlijk Wetboek provisional relief

Cited Legislation

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Article 7:206 BW
Article 7:203 BW
Article 7:207 BW
Article 7:257 BW
artikel 6:74 BW
artikel 7:210 BW
artikel 7:257 lid 3 BW
artikel 7:204 lid 2 BW
artikel 7:231 BW
artikel 7:266 lid 1 BW
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