Both social and private (non-subsidised) housing can be rented in the Netherlands. Rules apply to both the renter and the property manager. They cover security of period, lease, lease increases, upkeep, service fee, etc. Social housing tenants on low earnings are entitled to housing advantage if their lease is relatively high.
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  Social housing
  
  Approximately 75% of the 3 million rental homes in the Netherlands belong to housing associations. These associations are accountable among other things for letting social housing, defined as homes for which the initial regular monthly rent is under the then lease limitation for liberalised tenancy contracts (economic sector) (in Dutch). The existing limitation (2024) is EUR 879.66, for occupancy agreements that start in 2024. Each year, housing associations must let 92.5% of their uninhabited social housing to individuals with an earnings of as much as EUR 47,699 (one-person home) or EUR 52,671 (multi-person family) and no greater than 7.5% to people with higher incomes than EUR 47,699 and EUR 52,671 respectively (2024 ). In some areas the housing shortage is expensive for a 7.5% totally free allocation to be enough. Because case are housing associations permitted to accept an in your area higher percentage of free allotment with the town and renter’s association, up to a maximum of 15%.
  
  Tenancy agreements
  
  Houses are let based on an occupancy contract. The contract sets out the terms and conditions agreed by the renter and property owner. It mentions how high the rent is and whether the tenancy is for a repaired or an indefinite duration. It needs to consist of:
  
  - the date on which the rent will be increased each year