There is a maximum threshold for how much rent a landlord can take. However, it´s not unusual that landlords charge higher rents than they are allowed.

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The more people are looking for places to rent, the more we see creative rental solutions that sometimes are not quite within the matters of the law. There is a lot of stuff to keep track of when you rent an apartment – and here we have a number of things to help you on your way to a problem free rental.
There is a maximum threshold for how much rent a landlord can take. However, it´s not unusual that landlords charge higher rents than they are allowed.
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