Changing zoning in VvE: what is allowed and what is not?

Changing the purpose of an apartment: what is allowed and what is not? With some regularity, owners of apartment rights wish to use their private part other than in accordance with the destination of the apartment. For example, the subdivision deed of the VvE states that the apartment right has the destination office, but the owner wants to use it...

Tenant has arrears of more than 3 months, nevertheless no dissolution... The tenant of a property owned by housing corporation Stichting Goed Wonen in Gemert has allowed arrears in rent payments of almost 7 months to accumulate. Goed Wonen therefore went to the subdistrict court and claimed dissolution of the lease. The subdistrict court rejected the...

According to Radar, SME Clickservice misleads its customers: what can you do? The program Radar of AVRO TROS devoted a broadcast in November 2023 to a worrying trend within the world of Internet marketing. Forbidden methods of acquisition are used to get self-employed people to sign an agreement without being aware of the consequences...

Termination of lease agreement business premises Book 7 of the Civil Code contains provisions on the lease agreement business premises. A distinction is made between two types of lease contracts. Namely the so-called 230a-business space and the 290-business space. The numbers refer to the articles of law that regulate these matters. In short, it comes down to the fact that the rules of the...

Construction contract on a cost-plus basis, or not? When a contractor and a client agree that the building contract is “on a cost-plus basis,” it means that the contractor may charge the actual costs incurred. With a cost-plus contract on a cost-plus basis, only hourly rates and unit prices of materials are agreed upon. The client in that case has...

Composition of the VvE audit committee, what about it? There is often discussion as to whether the audit committee of an Owners' Association (VvE) must consist of members of the VvE or whether third parties may also sit on it. This discussion is fueled by a ruling of the Amsterdam subdistrict court dated November 5, 2013....