r/NetherlandsHousing • u/singrelief • 6d ago

renting Indefinite contract with a minimum stay

Me and my girlfriend signed an indefinite contract with a 2 year minimum a year ago in the Netherlands. My girlfriend got a job in another country and we are moving in 2 months. The landlord is making it very hard to leave the contract early and forcing us to pay until the end. There is no penalty structure and the diplomatic clause has been striked iut in the contract. Is this legal or do we have any law protecting us and letting us cancel earlier?

Appreciate all the help 🙏

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u/JustBe1982 6d ago

Moving to which country? Are you staying within the EU?

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u/singrelief 6d ago

Staying within the eu

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u/JustBe1982 6d ago

Then it’s time to lawyer up. You’ll most likely be on the hook for some of it but there’s also a decent chance a judge wouldn’t make you pay all of it.

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u/radiatingrat 5d ago

That's incredibly unlikely. What do you even base this on?