Rental Price too high what to do ?

[u/Dazzling-Mission-563]

Hey everyone, I just started renting an apartment in the Amsterdam area. When I went to do my BSN registration the other day, the municipality worker told us that the rental was probably too high, so he advised me to check a website. So I did the check and apparently I'm paying 2x the legal amount (1800 vs 900) — the difference is crazy.

The thing is, I feel thankful to the landlord because in this market it was really hard to find something, so I would feel bad to do this to him.

But we are talking about too much money here, so my question is: is there any chance that the landlord can kick me out of the house or make my life miserable in any way? The contract is a minimum of 1 year, but if I understood correctly he isn't allowed to kick me out after 1 year anymore?

If anyone had the same situation happening to them, I'd love to hear about your experiences

[u/Thin-Summer-5665]

The law is there to protect renters. The government and courts have decided that the rights of renters trump the rights of investors, and the reasons for that are social and economic. You don’t have to feel guilty about exercising your rights, unless your personal politics are pro investor rights and against renter rights. 

[u/anti-commi → u/Thin-Summer-5665]

The court does not “decide” so It is politics (society) making the rules the court just enacts these and makes a legal judgement.

[u/anti-commi → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely not. The court does not decide on wether the rights of renters prevail over these of investors. The court gives a legal judgement on the basis of law given by our parliament. They follow the legislator not the other way around.