What does it mean to have a fixed term rental agreement?
Holland has a very complicated set of rules governing property rental, and I won’t try to explain it all here, but in the broadest terms there are principally two kinds of rentals ‘normal’ and ‘fixed term’. Many normal rentals require a permit from the city, often require proof of income and in many cases there are very long waiting lists for these kinds of apartments, especially the cheaper ones in better neighborhoods. Fixed term rentals are generally furnished, more expensive, easier to find, and in better neighborhoods. Fixed term rentals are normally for short term use, but some people may live in them for a long time. This apartment falls under the category of fixed term, and for better or worse, there can be no exceptions to this in the rental agreement. We must choose a fixed start and end date in advance, but extensions are normally not a problem.
