DUWO

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF RENTAL AGREEMENT
FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION

ARTICLE 1. TENANCY REGULATIONS
1.1. These tenancy regulations are part of the rental agreement.
1.2. The stipulations of the tenancy regulations apply to the individual accommodations as well as the rooms intended for common use if these rooms are mentioned in the rental agreement.
1.3. Modifications in the rental agreement and the tenancy regulations can only be agreed upon in writing.

ARTICLE 2. THE RENT
2.1. The rent can also change under the rules of government conditions and regulations applying in this respect.
2.2. The amount payable by the tenant every month for provisions and services can be changed by DUWO on the basis of reasonable calculation.
2.3. The costs of provisions and services are apportioned annually among the inhabited accommodations. The apportioning is done on the basis of a distributive code that is determined by DUWO. The costs per individual accommodation is calculated irrespective of its actual use, unless there exists a reliable provision – according to current standards – to measure the individual expenditure.

ARTICLE 3. PAYMENT OF THE RENT
3.1. The tenant binds himself/herself to pay the rent in advance before the first day of the month, unless other terms of payment have been agreed upon in the rental agreement.
3.2. When paying the rent the tenant will not appeal to any deduction or debt settlement, unless he/she has been legally authorized to do so.

ARTICLE 4. DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE RENTED ACCOMMODATION
4.1. DUWO is obliged to deliver the object in good condition to the tenant.
4.2. The tenant declares that he/she accepts the rented object and everything belonging to it in good condition, unless he/she notifies DUWO in writing within 7 days from the commencing date of this agreement that he/she has still found any defects. 
4.3. The state of the accommodation at the commencing date of the rental agreement is laid down in an inventory form. Both DUWO and the tenant receive a copy of this form.
4.4. DUWO is obliged to solve – within a reasonable period of time – any deficiencies or defects reported to the landlord in writing during one month after the commencement of the rental agreement.

ARTICLE 5. FURNITURE
5.1 The rented accommodation is furnished by DUWO. On signing the rental agreement the tenant obtains an inventory list naming the entire inventory placed in the rented accommodation by DUWO.
5.2 It is not permitted to remove inventory from the rented accommodation or to take it away without prior permission in writing from DUWO.
5.3 During the rental period the tenant shall ensure that the inventory is maintained in a good state. All repair work to the inventory which is the consequence of incorrect use, carelessness, gross negligence, uncleanness or rough treatment by the tenant or persons for whom he/she is responsible is to be paid by the tenant. All repair work which is necessary because of wear and tear after normal use of the inventory is to be borne by DUWO.
5.4 Damage to the inventory occurring during the rental period should be reported to DUWO within 7 days of the occurrence of the damage. If the damage is not reported by the tenant, DUWO will hold the tenant responsible for this damage.

ARTICLE 6. DUWO’S OBLIGATIONS
6.1. During the rental period DUWO will carry out all necessary maintenance work of the accommodation, insofar as this does not belong to the tenant’s duty of maintenance and repair in accordance with article 8.
6.2. During the rental period DUWO will grant the tenant the untroubled enjoyment of the accommodation.
6.3. DUWO is not liable for any actual disturbance of the living comfort by third parties.
6.4. DUWO will repair any visible or invisible defect that seriously hampers the comfortable use of the accommodation, even if such defect was unknown to DUWO at the commencing date of the rental period.
6.5. DUWO is not liable for any damage suffered by the tenant as a result of a defect as mentioned in the previous section, nor for stagnation of apparatus, installations, etc. belonging to the accommodation.

ARTICLE 7. TENANT’S OBLIGATIONS
7.1. The accommodation is intended only to be used as habitation.
7.2. The tenant commits himself/herself to use and maintain the accommodation as a good tenant. The tenant will use the accommodation in accordance with its original purpose, and he/she will not change that purpose.
7.3. The tenant will occupy the accommodation by himself/herself and use it as his/her permanent residence during his/her stay in the Netherlands. The main residence of the tenant stays in his/her home country for the period of the rental agreement.
7.4. Without the written permission by DUWO the tenant is not allowed to sublet or give the use of the accommodation or part of it to third parties.
7.5. The right of use of the rooms intended for common use, as mentioned in the rental agreement, is entitled to the tenant and the co-tenants of the building. The tenant and the co-tenants use this right simultaneously and with respect of each other’s rights.
7.6. The tenant will use the common rooms strictly in accordance with their original purpose in compliance with the instructions given by DUWO in this respect. 

ARTICLE 8. THE TENANT’S DUTY OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
8.1. The tenant commits himself/herself to observe DUWO’s instructions in respect of the cleaning and maintenance of the rooms intended for personal and common use, as mentioned in the rental agreement. If these instructions are not observed, the cleaning and maintenance of these rooms will done by or on behalf of DUWO at the expense of the tenants.

ARTICLE 9. CHANGES BY THE TENANT
9.1. Changes to the accommodation that have been made by the tenant without the permission of DUWO will be undone by the tenant upon DUWO’s first notification. If the tenant does not respond to this notification, the necessary work to undo the changes will be carried out by or on behalf of DUWO at the expense of the tenant.

ARTICLE 10. ADMITTANCE TO THE ACCOMMODATION / ALLOWANCE
10.1. DUWO and its authorized representatives reserve the right to enter residents’ rooms at any time.
10.2. On request of DUWO the tenant will enable DUWO to inspect the accommodation for technical and other defects.
10.3. The tenant will permit DUWO to carry out  any maintenance and repair work deemed necessary by DUWO that cannot be postponed until the end of the tenancy period.
10.4. The tenant will admit to the accommodation persons entrusted by DUWO with the inspection of the maintenance/repair work after they have properly identified themselves.
10.5. Barring exceptional circumstances, the maintenance/repair work and inspections will be done on workdays between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
10.6. During the period of the maintenance/repair work the tenant is not entitled to a reduction of rent unless the afore mentioned work takes more than 40 days. In that event the rent will be reduced in proportion to the time and the part of the accommodation the tenant has been deprived of during the repair period.

ARTICLE 11. OTHER PROVISIONS
11.1. The tenant is not allowed:
a. to drive nails or drill into floors because of the possible presence of conducts of water, gas and/or central heating;
b. to apply cement plaster onto the walls of the accommodation;
c. to glue, staple or nail carpeting onto the floor of the accommodation;
d. to remove railings from balconies.
11.2. The tenant is not allowed:
a. to keep pets in the accommodation;
b. to run a business in the accommodation;
c. to put or keep goods in rooms that are not intended for that purpose;
d. to block of make improper use of fire-extinguishing materials installed in the building.
11.3 The tenant is not allowed to cause nuisance or inconvenience in any way.

ARTICLE 12. THE TENANT’S LIABILITY
12.1. The tenant is liable for any damage caused by himself/herself to the accommodation during the rental period, unless he/she can prove that the damage was not caused through his/her fault.
Only for the application of this article the accommodation is considered also to comprise the conducts, cables and pipes located in the grounds belonging to the accommodation.
12.2. The tenant as well as the co-tenants are severally liable for damage to the rooms and provisions for common use, unless individual guilt can be proven by the tenant and/or the co-tenants.

ARTICLE 13. INSTRUCTIONS BY THE CARETAKER
13.1. A caretaker is employed by DUWO and entrusted with the control of a certain number of accommodations/units; the caretaker is authorized to give instructions to the tenants about the way of occupation of the accommodation.
13.2. The tenant is bound to follow the instructions given by the caretaker.

ARTICLE 14. TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT
14.1. The rental agreement is concluded for a specified period on the express condition that the tenant will vacate the accommodation at the end of the mentioned period.
14.2 The rental agreement ends on the agreed termination date at 10.00 am.

ARTICLE 15. DELIVERY OF THE ACCOMMODATION
15.1. At the end of the rental period the tenant will deliver the accommodation in the state of maintenance in which he/she accepted it at the commencement of the rental period.
15.2. Prior to or on the termination date of the rental agreement DUWO will inspect the accommodation  and records on an inspection form which repair work has to be done on the tenant’s responsibility and/or at his/her expense in order to restore the accommodation to a good condition.
15.3. Both DUWO and the tenant receive a copy of the inspection form.
15.4. After the inspection DUWO will enable the tenant to carry out the repair work stated in the inspection form within a reasonable space of time to be determined by DUWO.
15.5. If the tenant has failed to restore the accommodation within the fixed period of time or has not used the possibility of inspection mentioned in section 15.2., DUWO has the right, without any further notice, to carry out the repair work mentioned in the inspection report and charge the costs involved to the tenant.
15.6. If and insofar as it has not been agreed otherwise between both parties, the tenant will undo before the end of the tenancy period any changes made by him/her to the accommodation and/or changes falling under his/her responsibility.
15.7. On the date of vacation the tenant will deliver to DUWO all the keys belonging to the accommodation.
15.8. DUWO has the right to remove at the tenant’s expense any goods that appear to be left behind by the tenant after his/her vacation of the accommodation, and dispose of such goods without having to pay any compensation to the tenant.

ARTICLE 16. DEPOSIT
16.1. The deposit, after deduction of the money to be reclaimed by DUWO, will be refunded to the tenant at most 6 weeks after the date of termination of the rental agreement.
16.2. The tenant agrees to the deduction of telephone debts from the deposit.
16.3. The tenant agrees to it that the interest on the deposit is put at the disposal of the
residents’ organisations recognized by DUWO.

ARTICLE 17. DEFAULT
17.1 If the tenant fails to fulfil any obligation resting upon him by virtue of the law or this agreement and, as a consequence, DUWO has to take legal and/or non-legal steps, any resulting costs to be incurred by DUWO -which are fixed for the time being at a usual percentage of the principal amount- are for the tenant’s account.
From the date at which the tenant is declared in default by DUWO the tenant has to pay
the legal interest on the principal amount. This without prejudice of DUWO’s right to charge the tenant with the administrative costs incurred by DUWO as a result of the tenant’s negligence.