Drafting tenancy agreements
Professional foundations
A tenancy agreement must align with the correct legal regime (residential property, retail premises, commercial space), your operational setup and any applicable tax or regulatory framework. Errors in clauses covering rent, duration, maintenance, service charges or renewal can lead to years of disputes. For this reason many professional landlords use recognised model agreements (such as those of the ROZ) as a starting point — adding bespoke provisions under "special clauses".
ROZ models
The Raad voor Onroerende Zaken (ROZ) — the Dutch Council for Real Estate — publishes audited model agreements and guidance notes for residential property and other property categories. You will find the full overview at roz.nl — the ROZ models, including the current residential tenancy agreement model. The ROZ emphasises that the models are not ready-to-use contracts: they require careful completion and legal interpretation of any deviations.
Too complex to handle yourself?
Working through ROZ documentation, VAT aspects of service charges, the Good Landlordship Act (Wet goed verhuurderschap), energy label requirements and recent case law takes time. If you would prefer to hand that complexity to us, we can draft draft and final tenancy agreements for you or carry out a legal review of existing drafts — in line with our Contracts & documents service and with specialist knowledge of tenancy law.
This gives you the reliability of recognised models combined with legal expertise and the peace of mind that comes from having everything taken care of.
Related topics under tenancy law
- Guidance on rent arrears — a sound agreement is the foundation; timely action on non-payment follows from there.
- Private landlords and WGS
- Municipal Debt Counselling Act (WGS)
Contact
Call 030 – 87 88 524 or email info@adviesenincasso.nl.