Temporary Rent Reduction
Temporarily lowering the rent if your income suddenly plummets is possible thanks to the Temporary Rent Reduction Act. Landlords can temporarily reduce or freeze rents, but the tenant must request this themselves.
Thanks to the Temporary Rent Reduction Act, tenants of independent rental properties can request a temporary rent reduction or freeze from their landlord. This must be done in writing. The landlord then decides on the request and makes agreements with the tenant regarding the conditions.

Rent increases again after a maximum of three years
. The temporary rent reduction can last for a maximum of three years. After that, your landlord may restore the rent to your original price. Any annual rent increase(s) you would have received if you had continued paying the original rent will be added on top of that. What your landlord is not allowed to do is reclaim the discount you received. A temporary rent reduction is therefore different from a temporary payment pause.

Temporary rent reduction for new homes too
A temporary rent reduction can also be applied for a new home. For example, if you move to a more expensive home from the same landlord. At your request, the landlord can agree with you that you start with a temporarily lower rent. Over a period of three years, the rent will then increase in stages, so that you eventually reach the rent the landlord had in mind for this property.

Temporary Rent Reduction Act
The Temporary Rent Reduction Act stipulates that a landlord can reduce or freeze the rent. Any tenant can request this in writing if their income has plummeted to such an extent that they can no longer afford the full rent.

Maximum of three years
The temporary rent reduction applies for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three years. After this period, the landlord can restore the rent to the normal level. You can apply for the rent reduction with both a housing association and a commercial landlord.
Not mandatory
It is important to know that the landlord can reject the tenant's request. This law makes a rent reduction or rent freeze possible, but does not oblige the landlord to do so.

Rent Adjustment
This law also makes it possible for you to temporarily pay less for a home you will soon be living in. For example, if you move to a more expensive senior home from the same landlord at a later age. Or if the rent for a starter home is still slightly too high for you, because you will not start earning more for a few years.
If you make agreements with the landlord about this, the rent will gradually increase over a maximum of three years to the amount the landlord actually wanted to charge for the property at the start.

Since when?
This law has been in effect since April 1, 2021.
Source: www.woonbond.nl