When the lease is vacated, the tenant must generally return the rented property in the same condition as at the start of the lease. If the tenant has the interior maintenance obligation according to the lease agreement, the tenant is liable for any lack of maintenance in relation to this. The landlord can, for example, demand that the walls should be painted, and the floor varnished at the tenant’s expense if the tenant has not painted etc. for several years.
The tenant is always liable for damages – regardless of whether the tenant has the maintenance obligation.
The tenant is also liable for the rent payment, including utilities, throughout the notice period. However, the landlord is obliged to try to re-let the apartment once the tenant has vacated.
When moving out of a tenancy – except for separate room rentals – a moving inspection must be carried out, which the landlord must invite the tenant to attend. If a moving inspection is not carried out, or if the tenant does not receive a moving inspection report at the inspection (or receive it within 14 days if the tenant does not attend the inspection), the landlord will not be able to make a renovation claim against the tenant.
In order for the landlord to be able to claim the tenant for any lack of maintenance when the tenant moves out a move-in inspection must have been carried out in connection with the tenant moving in.