Social housing or private housing: what differences for the tenant?
Verified 02 July 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
The main differences concern the conditions for obtaining the accommodation, the amount of rent and the duration of the lease.
Social housing | Private dwelling: empty house lease | Private accommodation: furnished apartment lease | Private accommodation: mobility lease | ||
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Conditions for obtaining accommodation | The tenant must have an income not exceeding one maximum amount | The landlord freely chooses the tenant, but must not make any discrimination | The tenant must be in at least 1 of : | ||
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Where the applicant does not obtain accommodation | The applicant may submit his or her right to housing (Dalo) | No recourse is possible unless the applicant can prove that there has been discrimination | |||
Fixing the initial rent | The amount of the rent is regulated | According to the municipality, the rent is free or framed. According to the date of signature of the lease and the classification of the dwelling indicated on the DPEDPE : Energy Performance Diagnosis, the rent may be limited to that of the previous tenant | |||
Rent Review | The rent is revised every year | If the lease so provides, the rent can be reviewed every year. However, the revision of the rent may be prohibited, depending on the date of signature of the lease and the classification of the dwelling indicated on the DPEDPE : Energy Performance Diagnosis | The rent cannot be reviewed during the lease | ||
Lease Duration | Not known. The tenant has a right to be kept on the premises |
| 1 to 10 months maximum | ||
The lessee may terminate the lease | At any time, provided you give leave with 3 or 1 month's notice, as appropriate | At any time, provided you give leave with 3 or 1 month's notice, as appropriate | At any time, provided you give leave with one month's notice | At any time, provided you give leave with one month's notice | |
The landlord/landlord may terminate the lease |
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FYI
There are private dwellings (owned by individuals) for which the tenant must have an income below a maximum amount: contracted accommodation Anah.
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