Free deposit check
Will you get your deposit back?
Your landlord must return your deposit within fourteen days of the end of your tenancy. If he withholds anything for damage or arrears he has thirty days, and he has to send you a full breakdown of the costs in writing. Enter your end date and your amount below and you will see straight away whether he is late, whether the deposit itself was allowed, and what is outstanding. The letter comes with it.
This is not a case for the Huurcommissie. A deposit is not a rent dispute, so that route does not apply here. It runs through a letter to your landlord and if necessary the subdistrict court, and alongside that you can report it to your municipality. That saves you the twenty-five euro fee and usually a few months of waiting.
Step 1 of 2Your tenancy and your deposit
Your tenancy and your deposit
The date the agreement ran out, not the day you handed over the keys. If your contract has a notice period, it is usually the end of that.
The rent without service charges. It lets us check whether the deposit itself was allowed.
From 1 July 2023 a statutory limit of two months' basic rent applies. That limit does not apply to older contracts, although an excessive deposit can still be corrected.
Fill in your end date and your deposit amount.
Why those fourteen days matter
The deadline is laid down in law. That means your landlord is in default by operation of law once it passes: you do not first have to send a reminder before you can claim statutory interest and your costs. You still send a formal demand, because it gives him a last chance and gives you something to show a court, but your rights do not start with that letter.
What may and may not be set off
Article 7:261b of the Civil Code names two cases. First, damage to the home attributable to you, and then only for costs your landlord has demonstrably incurred: invoices or receipts, not an estimate. Second, rent, service charges or an energy performance fee you still owed.
Anything beyond that is not allowed. Not administrative charges, not a standard final clean, and certainly not ordinary wear and tear. On top of that your landlord must inform you of the deduction in writing and provide a full breakdown of the costs. If that is missing, the deduction has no backing, and that is usually your strongest point.
Still renting and unsure whether your rent is right? Take the free rent points check as well. If it is about your annual statement, see the service charge check.