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onroerendezaakbelasting
Property tax (OZB) in the Netherlands is a tax on property ownership and is paid by the landlord, not the tenant.
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When renting in the Netherlands, the term "property tax" can be a source of confusion, as its application is fundamentally different from many other countries. The primary property tax, known as onroerendezaakbelasting (OZB), is a municipal tax levied on the value of a property. However, the golden rule for any tenant is simple: you are never legally responsible for paying the OZB. It is exclusively a tax for the property owner.
OZB is an annual tax paid to the local municipality (gemeente) by the person or entity who owns a home or other building on January 1st of that year. It's crucial to distinguish this ownership tax from the 'user' taxes that tenants are responsible for, such as waste collection (afvalstoffenheffing) and water board taxes (waterschapsbelasting). These user-based levies are often what English speakers mean when they refer to "council tax," and they are billed directly to the resident. Any attempt by a landlord to explicitly charge you for their OZB is illegal. A clause in your rental agreement requiring you to reimburse the landlord for their property tax is void and unenforceable. Similarly, the landlord cannot hide the OZB charge in your annual service charge settlement (jaarafrekening). Scrutinizing this annual statement to ensure it doesn't contain hidden ownership costs is a wise practice.
While you don't pay the OZB bill directly, the tax and its underlying valuation have a significant indirect impact on your tenancy. A landlord is running a business, and the OZB is a business expense. Naturally, this cost is factored into the calculation of the basic rent (kale huur) they charge. The higher the landlord's property tax bill, the higher the rent is likely to be set.
Furthermore, the OZB is calculated based on the property's official valuation, known as the WOZ-waarde (Waardering Onroerende Zaken). This WOZ-waarde is extremely important for tenants, particularly those in the regulated rental sector. The maximum legal rent in this sector is determined by a points system (woningwaarderingsstelsel), and a substantial number of points are awarded based on the property's WOZ-waarde. A higher value allows for a higher maximum legal rent. Tenants can check the WOZ-waarde for any property for free online at the national portal, wozwaardeloket.nl. Knowing this value is the first step in determining if your rent is fair and whether you might be eligible for a rent reduction via the Huurcommissie (Rent Tribunal).