New rules for choosing housemates
Under the Good Landlordship Act, discrimination is prohibited when selecting a new housemate. As a result, Idealis has introduced a new procedure to prevent discrimination.
New legislation
Since the introduction of the Good Landlordship Act, we are required to prevent discrimination in housing. Non-discriminatory selection criteria must be used. It is also the aim to explain to rejected candidates why another candidate was chosen.
Selecting a candidate based on gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or other discriminatory grounds is prohibited. This also applies to the advertisement text you draft with your housemates regarding the type of housemate you are looking for. So, phrases such as ‘Dutch students only’ are not permitted. You are, however, allowed to select on the basis of non-discriminatory factors such as hobbies or lifestyle.
What does this mean?
Is a room becoming vacant in the house? Don’t wait for Idealis to send an email recommending a candidate; instead, organize an interview evening on time so that you don’t run out of time. It is your responsibility to find a suitable new candidate on time. The deadline for nominating a new housemate will, of course, be mentioned in the email that Idealis will send to you. This should be done in a non-discriminatory way. Idealis will check the advertisement texts for this on a selective basis.
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