Renting out homes to migrant workers or in the Vrieheide or Uterweg neighborhoods

Rate 2025

The rental permit costs €413.30 per landlord. The number of rented properties does not count.
We will process your application once you have paid.
Please pay with IDEAL.

The quality of life in the Vrieheide and Uterweg neighborhoods is under pressure. The vulnerable position of migrant workers is also often exploited. That is why you must have a rental permit if you want to rent to migrant workers or in the Vrieheide or Uterweg neighborhoods.

You must meet the following Requirements

• You follow the 7 rules of good landlordship. 
• The rent you charge should not be too high:
  • there is a maximum rent
  • there is a maximum annual rent increase
  • You can check whether the rent is too high on the pageHow much rent will I pay for my home? 
• You have applied for all other permits you need. For example:
  • an environmental permit if you want to divide the property into multiple dwellings or convert it into rooms, or
  • a permit to rent out a property immediately after purchasing it (purchase protection).
• You draw up a multi-year maintenance plan and implement it.
• Please email a copy of this plan togripopwonen@heerlen.nl within 6 months of receiving the permit. 

What is important when assessing your application

• We check whether you have previously acted without or in violation of a permit that you needed;
• We investigate whether there is a serious risk that you will misuse the permit, based on the Public Administration Probity Screening Act (Wet Bibob ) .

The long-term maintenance plan states:

• what maintenance you will be carrying out on your building over the next 5 years;
• how much you expect to spend on that work;
• how much money you plan to set aside each year for expenses other than the regular annual costs. This is for the period after the 5-year maintenance plan has expired.

You draw up a separate maintenance plan for each dwelling (for which a permit is required). For a residential complex, you draw up one long-term maintenance plan for all apartments in the building.

You may send the multi-year maintenance plan of the Homeowners' Association. This plan, as well as the maintenance fees paid by each owner, complies with the Good Landlord Act.

7 rules of good landlordship

1. The landlord may not discriminate against the person seeking housing.
2. The landlord may not threaten or intimidate the tenant.
3. The landlord may request a maximum of two months' basic rent as a security deposit.
4. The landlord must draw up a written rental agreement.
5. The landlord must properly inform tenants about:
   • rights and obligations of the tenant regarding the property, including those not specified in the lease agreement
   • the amount of the security deposit and when tenants get it back when the lease ends
   • contact information where the tenant can reach the landlord
   • information about the reporting center for bad landlords
   • service charges: landlords must provide a complete annual overview of the charges
6. The landlord only charges service costs that are listed in the Civil Code ( ).
7. The rental agent may not charge the tenant any agency fees.

Additional obligations when renting to a migrant worker

• You must record the lease agreement separately from the employment agreement.
• You must inform the tenant in writing in a language that he or she understands.

The municipality will make a decision within eight weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this period once by six weeks.

You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. If you disagree with the decision on the objection, you can lodge an appeal with the court.