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ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:925 ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:925 AI generated

Tenant evicted for subletting; penalty clause deemed unfair and unenforceable due to lack of proportionality.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2020:925
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Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
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Outcome Partially Allowed

Legislator summary

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The 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

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Articles 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

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Article 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

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