Net price index and the value of the leased property
Net price index regulation in residential tenancies has become the new standard, but is it still permissible to simultaneously regulate the rent according to the value of the rented property? The question has not yet been clarified in case law, but now the Minister is providing help in understanding the rules. The Minister of Social Affairs and Housing's response on 18 February 2026 to the Danish Parliament's Housing Committee on the interaction between net price indexation and regulation […]
Terminating a residential lease under the Bankruptcy Act
Introduction Can a landlord terminate a residential tenancy under the Bankruptcy Act? and if so, when? and under what conditions? Throughout my legal career, I have been interested in and worked with tenancy law, both residential and commercial, while insolvency, bankruptcy, etc. have never been my great passion. However, I recently became involved in a case that linked these two […]
Buying a rented house
What applies when buying a rented house where one or more tenants live? It is not unusual for a house that you cannot sell, or perhaps do not want to sell, to be rented out. The leases are usually designed as time-limited rental agreements and often include a clause that the tenant must vacate if the property becomes […]
Self-meetings – risk as self-meetings
Being a self-meeting (meeting without a lawyer) in a court case is not without risk. In a recent case at the Western High Court, one of the questions was whether the Housing Court had been entitled to refuse to hear a case about the amount of rent on the grounds that the plaintiff had not made a correct claim. The case was that the Rent Board […]
Materiality requirements and termination of leases
The main rule and condition for terminating a contractual relationship is that there is a breach of the contract, but breach is not necessarily enough to invoke the right to terminate. Terminating a contractual relationship is usually a very intrusive action (especially in rental relationships), which is why a materiality requirement applies. Since there are many legally regulated conditions that can give […]
Airbnb – when can you rent out?
As with many other new initiatives, Airbnb has, in a modern word, “disrupted” the Danish market for renting out primarily leisure rentals. This presents some challenges, as the relationship between the new opportunities and the legislation is unclear to many. With this article I will try to provide an overview of when you can rent out via Airbnb, and when […]
Are your tenants keeping pets in violation of the lease?
Does your tenant have pets, even though they are not allowed? This question is not uncommon. Too often, tenants break contracts by acquiring animals, despite a direct ban on this. But why can't you just kick the tenant out? – The topic has recently been before the Housing Court in Copenhagen, where a […]
Modernization of the Condominium Act
The Danish Condominium Act is now a few years old. It was passed in 1966 and has since been amended several times, which has made the law complicated and sometimes incomprehensible. In 2016, the government appointed a committee of experts and interest groups in the field of condominiums and real estate to assess the possibilities and consequences of […]
Lease Agreement – Not everyone can write a lease agreement
The headline may be a bit bombastic, but it is nevertheless true. In any case, not everyone should try to write a rental agreement. Because a lot can go wrong. And it can take a really long time before you discover the mistakes you may have made. And do you think that then […]
Criminal tenants can be evicted more easily
The Supreme Court, with a new ruling from May 1, 2018, expands the possibility of evicting criminal tenants from their leases. The same applies if the criminal is part of the tenant's household, for example if it is the tenant's child who has committed a crime. Until now, case law has said that the crime must have occurred in or at […]
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