Homes in summer cottage areas may generally only be used for temporary residence, and during the winter months, summer cottages may only be used for short-term holiday stays. Short-term holiday stays are understood to be a maximum of 3-4 weeks in total, plus weekends and public holidays.
If the home was used as a year-round residence at the time the summer house area was built, and the right to continue to use the home as a year-round residence has not lapsed in the meantime, you may live in the house all year round, both as an owner and as a tenant.
The municipality can exempt from the rule that one is not allowed to live in a summer house outside the summer season. Practice regarding the possibility of obtaining a dispensation is generally strict, but it is up to the individual municipality in each individual case to assess whether a dispensation should be granted. Previously, the possibility has been opened for people with serious illness and disability to obtain a dispensation if it can be assumed that they would benefit significantly from living in a summer house than elsewhere. Health reasons have not normally provided access to a dispensation.
The exemption can only be granted to the owners of the summer house and not to any tenants, and the exemption lapses if the summer house is sold. Applications for an exemption must be sent to the municipality where the summer house is located.
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