Is the Dutch Short Stay Agreement a clever loophole or a legal risk?

Is the Dutch Short Stay Agreement a clever loophole or a legal risk?

Since the Affordable Rent Act and the Fixed-Term Tenancy Act came into effect on 1 July 2024, the short-term tenancy agreement by its very nature has once again taken centre stage. Both in the media and in politics, this so-called “short stay agreement”—as non-lawyers often refer to it—has suddenly become a trending topic. It is frequently portrayed as “a clever loophole used by landlords to bypass tenant protection.”

This article was previously published in the Journal Tenancy Law in Practice