If you sublet your rental property without permission, it is grounds for termination of the rental agreement. When you sublet a rental apartment, you may not charge a higher rent than you pay yourself, with the exception of a 10% surcharge if the apartment is furnished and additional fees for, for example, electricity and internet.
Despite that, there are many who use their rental apartment as a source of income and charge double the rental cost from their sublet tenant. In Sweden, we have a tribunal, the rent tribunal, which has the task of trying rent and rental disputes.
The rent tribunal consists of a chairman who is a lawyer and two members. One of the members has previously been a tenant and the other member has experience in managing apartment buildings. In this way, both parties are represented. The rent tribunal now warns that they do not have time to deal with all errands. A record number of sublet tenants reported their sublet landlords last year.
I am of the opinion that anyone who sublets their rental apartment without permission should lose their rental agreement. At the same time, I'm of the opinion that anyone who reports their sublet landlord to the rent tribunal just to try to take over the lease should end up last in the housing queue.
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