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ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:2003 ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:2003 AI generated

Tenant eviction dismissed due to mental health crisis and lack of prior warnings despite weed cultivation.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2022:2003
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court dismissed the landlord's request to terminate the tenancy and evict the tenant for cultivating cannabis in their rented apartment. Although the tenant was found to be in breach of the lease by operating a marijuana grow operation, the judge weighed this against the tenant's severe mental health instability and the absence of prior warnings or complaints over twenty years. The court ruled that immediate eviction would cause disproportionate harm, noting that a less severe sanction like a behavioral warning would have been more appropriate given the circumstances.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 6:265 lid 1 BW; Art. 6:265 lid 2 BW: The court may refuse termination of a lease where the breach is serious but immediate eviction would cause disproportionate hardship, allowing for alternative sanctions instead.

Keywords

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lease termination cannabis cultivation mental health crisis disproportionate hardship behavioral warning tenant eviction landlord rights

Cited Legislation

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Art. 6:265 lid 1 BW
Art. 6:265 lid 2 BW
art. 6:265 lid 1 BW
art. 7:213 BW
art. 7:214 BW

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