Get your rental deposit back
Choose your city for local tips, or start the free 2-minute eligibility check now — same checker for every Netherlands rental, in English.
FindLawyer coordinates intake · Specialist deposit lawyer provides legal advice
Deposit recovery by city
Open your city’s guide for neighbourhoods, common landlord issues, and FAQs — then use the same free eligibility check linked on every page.
- Almere
- Amersfoort
- Amstelveen
- Amsterdam
- Arnhem
- Breda
- Delft
- Den Bosch (‘s-Hertogenbosch)
- Eindhoven
- Groningen
- Haarlem
- Hilversum
- Leiden
- Maastricht
- Nijmegen
- Rotterdam
- The Hague (Den Haag)
- Tilburg
- Utrecht
- Zwolle
All guides link to the national checker at findlawyer.nl/deposit — property must be in the Netherlands.
The €188 is not paid upfront
For eligible lowest-bracket legal aid (toevoeging), the lawyer contribution is usually not due before your case starts. If your case succeeds, it can be paid from the money you recover.
- €0 now — free eligibility check
- €49 later only if FindLawyer can help after review
- €188 — after recovery if you win, lawyer confirms eligibility
Frequently asked questions
No. The checker at findlawyer.nl/deposit works for any Netherlands rental. City pages add local tips only.
Start the free check anyway. These 20 cities are where most searches start; the legal process is the same nationwide.
Free check. €49 coordination only if suitable after review. €188 lawyer/legal-aid share — not upfront for eligible cases; may be paid from recovered deposit if you win.
Yes — remote start is fine if the rental was in the Netherlands and you have basic documents or messages.
Usually three years from lease end (Art. 3:306 BW). The check asks for your move-out month and year.