3 month notice not applicable first contract year????

no it's serious, you as a tenant have an obligation to understand your contract and contract regulations in general and you obviously do not.

2 types of contract in Belgium

1) fixed contract for 1/2/3 years, in fact for any time under 3 years. Normally you cannot terminate this sort of contract at all, unless you have specifically asked for a diplomatic clause to have been inserted. You must pay for the whole duration of this contract, no matter if you move out after day 1, day 100 or day 1000.


2) 9 year contract. Penalty for termination of 3/2/1 months rent if you leave in years 1/2/3. No penalty for termination from years 4 to 9. You still need to give a full 3 calendar months notice, give 2 months notice and you pay for 3 months too!

The only option for compromise is your own negotiation skills. IF you've taken a 1 year contract and not read it and want to terminate it early, well unless you added the diplomatic clause, you must pay to the end of the contract.