Woonbond admitted in lawsuit over excessive rents due to WOZ value

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March 27, 2024
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The Woonbond (‘Tenant Union’) intervenes in the lawsuit of landlords against the State regarding the “WOZ-cap”. Today, the court in The Hague has ruled that the Woonbond’s intervention in this case is allowed. The court determines that tenants and prospective home seekers in the Netherlands will experience consequences of rising rental prices if the WOZ-cap is lifted, and therefore, it believes that the union’s membership has an interest in intervening in the case. The Woonbond is represented in this case by lawyers from PILP.

The lawsuit concerns the so-called “WOZ-cap,” a measure that limits the WOZ value of a rental property in determining whether a property can be rented out in the private sector. Landlords want to remove the cap so they can demand higher rental prices more frequently.

“This also concerns tenants and prospective home seekers. […] The fact that the Woonbond has been admitted is a good thing,” said Marcel Trip from the Woonbond. “This is not just a dispute between landlords and the State; it also concerns tenants and prospective home seekers. They benefit from stronger protection against exorbitant prices.”

For more information about the WOZ-cap, see the Woonbond’s press release here.

See the intervention conclusion submitted by PILP on behalf of the Woonbond here (in Dutch).

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