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HOUSING QUALITY
Good housing quality
Whether you own or rent, everyone benefits from a healthy and safe home. The home should not only be of quality, but also adapted to its occupants. How do you know if the housing quality is adequate? Are interventions to the home needed? As Woondienst Regio Tielt, we advise and guide you through the regulations.
Flemish housing quality standards
Flemish housing quality standards are requirements that every home, from apartment to room, must meet. With our housing quality sheets you can check yourself whether your home complies with the requirements. Of course, you can also make an appointment to go over everything together.
Certificate of Conformity
Do you rent out a home or rooms? Then you need a certificate of conformity to prove that the property meets the applicable standards. You can use the online housing quality guide to check whether your property complies with the current requirements. You can apply for the conformity certificate via the municipality. Is there anything unclear or do you need help applying for your certificate? We will gladly assist you by appointment.
Unfit or uninhabitable dwelling
Housing quality is checked against the minimum quality standards. In these, possible defects are divided into major and minor defects. Major defects are e.g. risk of electrocution, fire or explosion; minor defects can be: limited moisture damage, insufficient ventilation, …
As soon as one major defect or seven minor defects are found, a dwelling is unfit. In case of acute danger, the mayor can declare the house uninhabitable. As Woondienst Regio Tielt, we can help you with a quality survey, mediation with the owner and the search for a new home. Feel free to make an appointment.
Need help?
Make an appointment with our housing counter in your neighborhood. Woondienst Regio Tielt is open to all (future) residents of Ardooie, Dentergem, Pittem, Tielt and Wingene. Anyone who rents property in this region is also welcome.
