May I sublet my home?
A rental tenancy requires the landlord's consent or the tribunal's permission, a cooperative apartment the board's consent or the tribunal's permission. Where you own the home no consent is required.
What the source says
- Chapter 12 section 39 of the Land Code: consent from the landlord or permission from the tribunal.
- Chapter 7 section 10 of the Cooperative Housing Act: consent from the board or permission from the tribunal.
- Chapter 7 section 18: unauthorised subletting is a ground for forfeiture.
Source rows
- HyreslagenSFS 1970:994, 12 kap. · The Rent and Tenancy Tribunal decides disputes · Retrieved 2026-08-20
- BostadsrättslagenSFS 1991:614 · The Rent and Tenancy Tribunal decides disputes · Retrieved 2026-08-20
- PrivatuthyrningslagenSFS 2012:978 · The Rent and Tenancy Tribunal decides disputes · Retrieved 2026-08-20
For the owner, landlord or seller
Consent should be written and time-limited; the primary holder remains liable for charges and damage.
For the tenant, buyer or client
A subtenant has no security of tenure during the first two years in a dwelling.
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