Land Code (SFS 1970:994) chapter 12, the Tenancy Act
The lease between landlord and tenant: notice, security of tenure, rent, subletting and the condition of the premises.
What applies to rent, notice and condition of the flat under the Swedish Tenancy Act?
The Tenancy Act in Chapter 12 of the Swedish Land Code requires the landlord to keep the flat fully fit for use and the tenant, unless otherwise agreed, to pay rent in advance. A tenant can terminate an open-ended residential lease with three months' notice. Tenants normally have security of tenure and a right to renewal unless one of the grounds in Section 46 applies, such as unpaid rent or serious disturbance.
- Obligation
- The landlord maintains the flat, the tenant pays rent on time.
- Deadline
- Rent by the last weekday before each calendar month unless otherwise agreed; three months' notice to the next month end for an open-ended residential lease.
- Source
- Swedish Land Code (1970:994) Ch. 12 Sections 4, 15, 20, 45 and 46
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Risk, sanction and outcome
12 kap. 15 § · hyresvard
Risk: medium · Sanction: statutory_damages · Authority: Hyresnämnden eller allmän domstol
Decisions applying the provision: none in the register
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 8 § · hyresvard
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol
Decisions applying the provision: 1, latest se:nja-2022-s-82
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 55 § · hyresvard
Risk: medium · Sanction: corrective_order · Authority: Hyresnämnden
Decisions applying the provision: 7, latest se:rh-2019-44
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 44 § · hyresvard
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol
Decisions applying the provision: 6, latest se:rh-2016-22
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 20 § · hyresgast
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol och Kronofogdemyndigheten
Decisions applying the provision: 1, latest se:rh-2016-22
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 24 § · hyresgast
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol och Kronofogdemyndigheten
Decisions applying the provision: 7, latest se:nja-2024-52
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 25 § · hyresgast
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol och Kronofogdemyndigheten
Decisions applying the provision: 6, latest se:rh-2023-33
Full chain (JSON)12 kap. 39 § · hyresgast
Risk: medium · Sanction: loss_of_right · Authority: Allmän domstol och Kronofogdemyndigheten
Decisions applying the provision: 6, latest se:rh-2025-24
Full chain (JSON)
Outcomes are counted from stored judgments that cite the provision verbatim. Source: NovaCopilot
Register row
- Identifier
- SFS 1970:994, 12 kap.
- Jurisdiction
- Swedish law
- Supervision
- The Rent and Tenancy Tribunal decides disputes
- Areas
- Residential tenancy, Commercial lease
- Provisions
- 7
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Register version
- property-register-v1.0.0
- Content hash
- 5fd83e4cb7b9c5d7
Provisions
- 12 kap. 1 §Scope of the lease
The chapter applies to agreements where a house or part of a house is let for use against payment.
- 12 kap. 4 §Notice period
An open-ended lease ends at the month change nearest three months after notice for a dwelling, nine months for premises.
- 12 kap. 39 §Subletting
The tenant may sublet only with the landlord's consent or the tribunal's permission.
- 12 kap. 46 §Direct security of tenure
A residential tenant has a right to extension unless one of the listed grounds applies.
- 12 kap. 55 §Reasonable rent
The rent shall be reasonable and is tested against rents for dwellings of equivalent utility value.
- 12 kap. 57 §Indirect security of tenure
A commercial tenant refused extension is entitled to compensation where the landlord lacks legitimate reason to end the tenancy.
- 12 kap. 58 §Notice for changed terms
The landlord must state the terms demanded for extension in the notice and inform the tenant about referral to the tribunal.
Questions touching this source
- How long is the notice period for a lease?
- What does security of tenure mean?
- How is a reasonable rent set for a dwelling?
- May I sublet my home?
- What applies on notice for changed terms in a commercial lease?
- What compensation does a commercial tenant get when the lease is not extended?
- When may a tenancy be forfeited?
- Who is responsible for repairs in a rented flat?
- How does a rent negotiation work?
- May the landlord enter the flat?
- May I swap my rental flat?
- May a commercial tenant sublet?
- When is a commercial lease forfeited?
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