ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:925
ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:925
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Tenant evicted for subletting; penalty clause deemed unfair and unenforceable due to lack of proportionality.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court terminated the social housing lease and ordered the tenant to vacate the property for subletting and non-residence. While the tenant was found to be a bad lessee, the specific penalty clause for subletting was declared unfair and unenforceable because it imposed a fixed fine for every minor violation without distinguishing severity. Consequently, the tenant was liable for termination and costs but not for the specific monetary penalty claimed by the landlord.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArticles 6:248, 6:258, and 6:259 of the Civil Code; A penalty clause in general terms is void if it is unreasonably high in relation to the breach or fails to distinguish between the seriousness of different violations, thereby violating the principle of good faith.
Keywords
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social housing lease termination
unfair penalty clause
subletting prohibition
consumer protection
Civil Code proportionality
bad lessee conduct
vacate property order
Cited Legislation
AI generatedArticle 6:248 of the Civil Code
Article 6:258 of the Civil Code
Article 6:259 of the Civil Code
Article 555 et seq. jo. 444 Code of Civil Procedure
Article 6:119 of the Civil Code
artikel 7:213 BW
artikel 7:213 van het Burgerlijk Wetboek
artikel 6:265 BW
artikel 557 Rv
artikel 444 Rv
Cited Case Law
AI generatedHR 13 september 2013, ECLI:NL:HR:2013:691, Heesakkers/Voets
Dutch court voids appeal for failure to ex officio check unfair contract terms under EU Directive 93/13.
ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2018:598
Court invalidates unfair clause shifting tenant burden of proof for main residence under Dutch Civil Code.
ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2019:1109
GERECHTSHOF AMSTERDAM afdeling civiel recht en belastingrecht, team I zaaknummer : 200.237.670/01 zaaknummer rechtbank Amsterdam : 6073924 CV EXPL 17-13808 arrest van de meervoudige burgerlijke kamer van 2 april 2019 inzake WONINGSTICHTING EIGEN HAARD, gevestigd te Amsterdam, appellante, advocaat: mr. J. Groenewoud te Amsterdam, tegen [geïntimeerde] , wonend te [woonplaats] , geïntimeerde, advocaat: mr. K.Chr. Spee te Amsterdam.
ECLI:NL:HR:2013:691
Dutch court voids appeal for failure to ex officio check unfair contract terms under EU Directive 93/13.
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