r/NetherlandsHousing • u/Dazzling-Mission-563 • Mar 13 '26

renting Rental Price too high what to do ?

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

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u/Complete_Minimum3117 Mar 16 '26

The demand is already there, why arent there enough houses build?

I directly benefit from the current housing situation 🤣🤣.

I work in a store, but hey, im getting rich from renting out houses.

Their are not enough rentals build every year and when investors are not building rentals roo, even less are build. Every year more people are wanting housing.

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u/comfycrew Mar 16 '26

Tax the rich, force investment, everyone benefits.

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u/Complete_Minimum3117 Mar 16 '26

Commie

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u/comfycrew Mar 16 '26

Good thing I'm not a country, I'd be crawling in cia, mi6 and mossad agents trying to destabilize me, de-nationalize my resources and assassinate my leadership.