Rent Release: How do I get it?

Verified 22 February 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Private accommodation

A rent receipt is a document that certifies that you have paid the rent and expenses in full.

When you request it, the landlord (or real estate agency) must hand you over for free a rent receipt.

FYI  

The landlord (or the real estate agency) can send you the rent receipt by email on condition that you have given your consent.

A sample letter to ask the landlord (or real estate agency) to give you a rent receipt is available:

Request a rent receipt from the landlord (or real estate agency)

The receipt must show the details of the amounts you paid, distinguishing between the rent and the charges.

A rent receipt template is available:

Rent receipt template

FYI  

When you only pay part of the rent, the landlord (or real estate agency) must give you a receipt.

Social housing

A rent receipt is a document that certifies that you have paid the rent and expenses in full.

If you request it from the lessor, the lessor must give you for free a rent receipt.

FYI  

the landlord can send you the rent receipt by e-mail provided you have given your consent.

A sample letter asking the landlord to give you a rent receipt is available:

Request a rent receipt from the landlord (or real estate agency)

The receipt must include the following information:

A rent receipt template is available:

Rent receipt template

FYI  

if you pay only part of the rent, the landlord must give you a receipt.