Danish private-rental guide
Danish landlord repair-claim deadline after move-out
A restoration claim under § 187(1) generally cannot be made after more than two weeks. For a landlord with an inspection duty, the period runs from the move-out inspection. For a tenancy outside that duty, it runs from the move-out date.
Short answer
First determine whether the landlord had the inspection duty. Day 0 is the inspection when that duty applies; otherwise it is the move-out day. The ordinary restoration claim must generally be raised by Day 14. A first claim on Day 15 appears late, subject to the hidden-defect and fraud exception and separate deposit items.
Day 0, Day 14 and Day 15
Day 0
Choose inspection or move-out as the start
Use the inspection when § 187(3) applies; otherwise use the move-out day.
Day 14
Last ordinary day to raise the restoration claim
The issue is when a sufficiently identified claim was communicated, not necessarily when the final invoice arrived.
Day 15
A first ordinary restoration claim appears late
Hidden defects, fraud allegations and non-restoration deposit items require separate assessment.
Choose the correct starting point
Do not count automatically from key return, invoice date or deposit statement. First determine whether § 187(3) required the landlord to hold a move-out inspection. That determines whether the starting point is the inspection or the move-out day.
Check the contents as well as the date
Where a move-out report was required, § 187(2) also addresses restoration items left out of that report. Record every claimed item and compare it with the report instead of looking only at the total amount.
Important exception
The statutory deadline and report limitation do not apply in the same way to a defect that could not be discovered with ordinary care or where the tenant acted fraudulently. Such allegations require evidence and cannot be resolved by dates alone.
Evidence checklist
- Whether inspection duty applied
- Inspection or move-out starting date
- Date the claim was communicated
- Items in the claim
- Items in the move-out report
- Any hidden-defect or fraud allegation
Questions people ask
Does the final invoice have to arrive within two weeks?
The statutory text concerns making the claim. Whether an earlier communication sufficiently identified a claim can depend on its content and requires separate assessment.
Does a late claim prove the tenant receives the full deposit?
Not necessarily. It can affect restoration claims, but a deposit account may include other lawful items outside this rule.
Scope and source
Primary legal text: Danske Love — Lejeloven. Source snapshot checked: . This guide explains only the stated provisions and does not determine an individual dispute.