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The Flemish rental decree for student rentals

The new Flemish Rental Decree includes a specific regulation for student rentals. It came into force on 1 January 2019. It applies to all leases signed on or after this date.

As the law is very new a lot of landlords will not yet be familiar with it.

The most important stipulations are: rental price and charges, deposit, subletting, no automatic renewal, early termination of the contract.

Everything about your contract: compulsory written contract / model lease

Every lease contract for student accommodation must be concluded in writing. How to recognize a good contract?

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.

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.

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.

Prevent CO poisoning

Useful tips.

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.

STAN, the connection between students and Antwerp

New in town? Then STAN is an indispensable starting point for you.

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