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This article only applies to Long Stay. Click here to find more information about the difference between Long Stay and Short Stay housing.

Living together, is that allowed? 

You're allowed to live together in a self-contained accommodation, and not in a room. That's because in some buildings, for safety reasons, we are not allowed to house more people than allowed under the user permit. Moreover, with regard to the settlement of service costs and possible nuisance towards other tenants, we do not think it is fair to house several tenants in one room. 

When talking about living together, at the SSH we make a distinction between inhabitation and co-tenancy. 

  • Inhabitation means that someone comes to live in your accommodation, without acquiring rental rights and obligations. 
  • Co-tenancy means that the names of both tenants appear on the rental agreement, and that you both have the same rental rights and obligations. 

With both inhabitation and co-tenancy, the person who'll live with you may register with the municipality. Note: because you become a multi-person household, this may affect any rent allowance! 

Conditions for inhabitation: 

  • You live in a studio larger than 30 m2 (excluding bathroom, kitchen and toilet) or in an apartment with two or more rooms. It doesn't matter what type of rental agreement you have (campus contract, youth contract, temporary contract or permanent contract).
  • We make no demands on the person who will live with you; this can be a family member, a partner or a friend. 
  • You request permission from the SSH via info@sshxl.nl. Use the following email subject: ‘Living together via inhabitation’.
  • The person moving in must not have caused any nuisance in the past two years. If we find out that the person has caused a nuisance, we have the right to withdraw our permission.

Conditions for co-tenancy

  • You live in a studio larger than 30 m2 (excluding bathroom, kitchen and toilet) or in an apartment with two or more rooms. It doesn't matter what type of rental agreement you have (campus contract, youth contract, temporary contract or permanent contract). 
  • You are not related to each other.
  • One of the situations below applies to you and your intended co-tenant:
    • You are married or in a registered partnership. In this case, provide an extract of your marriage or registered partnership.
    • You have been living together with permission from the SSH for at least two years, and you intend to continue this joint household for many years. So being registered at the same address for two years is not enough! You can prove a permanent joint household by, for example, sending us a cohabitation contract. An insurance policy or joint account in two names (at least two years old) is also acceptable. The more evidence we have, the better we can assess the situation. Please note: only if the tenancy agreement has already been signed by one person will we ask you to prove that there has been a long-term joint household for at least two years. Do you accept the rental agreement together with a partner? Then you just need to provide a document that shows that you are currently in a partner relationship. 
  • You request permission from the SSH via info@sshxl.nl. Use the following email subject: ‘Living together via co-tenancy’.

What happens to the rent?

If you are going to live together, you'll pay the same rent. Keep in mind that if gas/water/electricity is included in the rental price, you will probably use more together than alone. This may affect the settlement or service costs.

I have a youth contract. Can my co-tenant be 28 or older?

When signing a youth contract, we do indeed look at the age of the main tenant, among other things; he or she may not be older than 27. When applying for co-tenancy, the age of your co-tenant doesn't matter, as long as he or she is an adult. 

Do you check the income of my co-tenant?

When signing a youth contract, we do indeed check the annual income of the main tenant, among other things; this must be below a certain limit. When applying for co-tenancy, we do not check the income of your co-tenant.