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Rent Release: How do I get it?

Verified 23 April 2020 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Private accommodation

A rent receipt is a document that certifies that the tenant has paid the rent and expenses in full.

The owner (or real estate agency) is obliged to hand over for free a rent receipt from the tenant, if the tenant requests it.

FYI  

the rent receipt can be sent by e-mail, provided that the tenant has given his consent.

Here is a sample letter that the tenant can use to ask the landlord to give him a rent receipt:

Apply for a rent receipt from the landlord

The receipt must indicate the details of the sums paid by the tenant, distinguishing between the rent and the charges.

Rent receipt template

FYI  

in case of partial payment of the rent, the landlord or the real estate agency must give the tenant a receipt.

Social housing

A rent receipt is a document that certifies that the tenant has paid the rent and expenses in full.

The lessor is obliged to surrender for free a rent receipt from the tenant, if the tenant requests it.

FYI  

the rent receipt can be sent by e-mail, provided that the tenant has given his consent.

To ask the landlord for a rent receipt:

Apply for a rent receipt from the landlord

The receipt must indicate:

  • details of the amounts paid by the tenant, distinguishing between the rent and the charges
  • the amount of the solidarity rent reduction, if the tenant benefits from it

Rent receipt template

FYI  

in case of partial rent payment, the landlord must give you a receipt to the tenant.