Strange landlord or normal?

Is it specified in the lease how you are suppose to keep your beds and curtains?  If not, politely remind her so.  It seems to me that her lack of time in being able to pull open some curtains is her problem, not yours.  If you haven't violated the implied terms of the lease, she needs to adjust her behavior.

If she has emotional issues, she should seek a therapist, not take it out and disturb you.

Romaniac

Thank you. There is no mention of how the house should look if she wants to take pictures of it in the contract. I actually checked our contract today and it looks pretty standardized, nothing special. Tomorrow she comes again. I really dislike how she is able to bully us with her rude remarks She wants the house to look squeaky clean like no one is living there ... except we are living here

She's only able to bully you if you allow it   Her attitude sounds borderline like harassment.  Keep in mind Belgium is very pro tenant when it comes to the law, especially if she is somehow trying to drive you out of there with her behavior.  She doesn't have the right to comment or enforce housekeeping standards.  Even if she sells the place, the new owner must respect your contract until it lapses.  Depending on how long you have left there, you might need to sit down with her and have a calm discussion about the situation and remind her of the facts at hand.

I speak from the point of view of being both a tenant where I live (though not in BE), and a landlord of other apartments I own.

Of course not!
That is the behavior of Belgium people
Just ignore them, they are always in bad moon and they are very arrogant.
I'm living soon this country, after 3 years suffering from discrimination and "superior" looks from them...

Antonio Alves wrote:

Of course not!
That is the behavior of Belgium people
Just ignore them, they are always in bad moon and they are very arrogant.
I'm living soon this country, after 3 years suffering from discrimination and "superior" looks from them...

Antonio,

Let's please avoid stereotyping an entire country and it's inhabitants and stick to offering useful advice or support.  Offensive comments are frowned upon around here.

Thanks

Romaniac
Expat.com Experts Team

Romainc,
I learned to stereotyping here, in Belgium, sorry!!!
And i don,t think that i used any offensive or bad word!
One more time sorry if i offended you or someone. I sincerely apologize.
Good luck with you staying in Romania, i have some few friends from Romania, very nice people in deed.

Sorry to hear about your problems with the landlord, my wife and myself went through the same thing where we lived before. At least I found out a few interesting things about renting here in Belgium. Did the owner contact you by writing (certified letter) at least three months before discussing the sale of that flat? By law a short term lease in Belgium cannot be canceled by either party and in order for her to come inside of your rented flat, she needs your permission by also writing well enough in advance of her intentions to take pictures or show the place to other prospective tenants. Under no circumstances can she enter your flat during your absence or without your implicit permission. If you can read French I will gladly give you the websites that explain in detail what can or cannot be done when leasing, of course all this depends on what type of rental contract you have and what stipulations are indicated in this contract. I would strongly advise that you ignore this person and tell her of your intentions of hiring an attorney if this kind of behavior continues. I wish you and  your husband all the best of luck in finding another place to live without being harrassed by someone who obviously has no respect for the people that are paying her rent and that is not aware of the laws in this country.

You have a special landlord. Next you should make a movie about her. It will be nice to watch it when you will be old....

Common problem in Belgium indeed, abusive landlords, bad rental law, only good part is the money really

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Hello everyone,

Please note that you are participating on an old thread of 2016. I am closing it. It is no longer relevant.

All the best

Bhavna

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