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Fire safety in student housing: what must your landlord do, what must/can you do?

Based on the motto 'don't let your student life go up in smoke,' there are a number of measures to prevent fires and together ensure the safety in student accommodation.

Everything about your contract: Can you terminate the lease early?

A written lease for a specific period may, in principle, not be terminated. The model lease from Kotweb provides both parties the option to terminate the lease early in a few specific situations:

Everything about your contract: Can you use your student accommodation during the holiday months if you have a 10-month lease?

Be sure to agree this with your landlord in time! If you have a model lease from Kotweb, the basics for you and your landlord are already specified, namely:

Everything about your contract: House rules

House rules are sometimes included by property owners as a supplement to the lease. These house rules are drawn up by the owner and specify what s/he considers important.

What to do with your rubbish?

Old course materials, leftover spaghetti or empty bottles after a party. Where should a student go with all their rubbish?

Burglary protection

We would like to give you some useful tips from the police to prevent burglary:

Insurance

Is fire insurance useful and who should provide it, you or your landlord? A brief guide.

What to do in case of rental conflicts?

We hope that it never happens to you, but what do you do if you get into a dispute with your landlord? We try to help you find a solution.

Party in your digs? Some things to check in advance!

Parties in student accommodation are not prohibited by the city. But if you organise a party, you are actually considered an event organiser. This means you are responsible for anything that could possibly go wrong.

Study Locations

The days when studying meant weeks of solitary confinement is over. Studying together and sharing the misery of cramming and the joy of breaks sounds much more appealing. Did you know that during every exam period, GATE15 finds a few super unique locations where you can study together?