General

1. Regrettably the Foundation has insufficient housing opportunities to meet the demand. For that reason we work with a waiting list.
2. The Foundation may change its policies as contained herein without notice.
3. The Foundation reserves the right to deviate from these policies in exceptional cases.

A. Students
Registration on the waiting list (only through the online environment)

4. Registration on the waiting list is for full time students only.
5. In order to register you need:

a. Student number of the Conservatory of Amsterdam and payment of the tuition fees.
b. Fully filled out application form;
c. To pay the registration fee of Euro 26.50 on account number NL 16 INGB 0001463753 in favour of Vereniging Vrienden van het Jan Pietersz. Huis, Amsterdam, reference: ‘waiting list’ and the student’s name.

6. The registration is valid for one calendar year. If the student wishes to remain on the waiting list, each year a timely further payment of Euro 26.50 will have to be made .

Allocation process

7. A vacant room/flat (hereinafter: object) will be offered in the online environment to all students on the waiting list. This offer will contain the address, size, rent, date of availability and -if possible- further information. Specific extra requirements may apply to some objects , such as age, type of instrument, approval by existing tenants etc.
8. The the online environment will also specify a reaction deadline. This term will be applied strictly.
9. The object will be offered for a viewing to the reacting student holding the highest position on the waiting list and who also fulfils the possible additional conditions.
10. The offer for the viewing will also contain a reaction deadline. This term will be applied strictly. The offer is automatically withdrawn if it is rejected or if no timely reaction is received.
11. A student may reject an offer. Rejection of two different offers will result in the demotion of the student to the last position on the waiting list.

Facilities

12. All rooms/apartments are unfurnished unless explicitly stated otherwise.
13. 13. Some have a private kitchen, shower and lavatory (self-contained flats) others have shared facilities.

Contract

14. All rental agreements are concluded for a minimum term of one year.
15. Within 5 days following graduation or termination of the study, students must terminate the agreement taking into account a minimum term of one month and a maximum of six months.
16. 16. At the signing of the rental agreement, students are required to pay a deposit. This amount will returned to the tenant at the end of the rental agreement if there are no payment arrears and the object is in a good state as required by the agreement (see 20 below).
17. House rules form an integral part of the rental agreement. They contain additional conditions relating to the respect of silence (no practising outside the prescribed hours!), garbage etc.
18. Subletting (including via sites like AiBnB) without prior explicit, written consent is strictly forbidden. Violation of this rule entitles the administrator to seek the immediate termination of the rental agreement on behalf of the Foundation..

Termination of the agreement

19. Termination of the rental agreement is only possible against the end of a calendar month. The notice period is one month. This entails that when a tenant sends a termination notice half way through a month, the agreement will terminate at the end of the following month.
20. At the end of the contract the object must be returned clean and in a good state. ‘Good state’ means in at least the state the object was accepted at the beginning of the contract term.
21. The administrator has the right to inspect the object at the end of the contract term.

Administration and maintenance.

22. Administration and maintenance: Recourt Makelaars, Leidsegracht 50, 1016 CN Amsterdam, telefoon 020 – 627 50 11, email info@recourtmakelaars.nl.
23. The tenant is responsible for small maintenance. This includes amongst other things the inside paintwork and the floor covering.
24. Please contact the administrator for all questions or complaints related to maintenance via techniek@recourtmakelaars.nl. Please clearly state your name, address, email address and telephone number. Whenever possible please add photographs.

Rent benefits

25. All tenants living in self contained flats (see point 10 above) and who meet all further requirements and conditions formulated by the Dutch tax authorities could be eligible for rent benefit. Please check Belastingdienst.nl for more comprehensive information and the application procedure.
26. Please note that in order to apply for the rental benefit you will need to supply both the rent and certain service costs. These service costs are not equal to those mentioned in your rental agreement. In case of doubt the tenant may contact the administrator.
27. All matters related to the rent benefit (including application, granting, reimbursement etc) are the exclusive responsibility of the tenant. Possible assistance in filling in the application by (a representative of) the Foundation or the administrator does not alter this situation.