Park City Act

The Parkstad Act applies in Kerkrade in the following neighborhoods:

• Heilust
• Bare Heath
• Bleijerheide
• Erenstein
• Rolduckerveld
• Nulland

The Parkstad Act also applies to a number of streets and residential complexes that are not located in these neighborhoods.

These are the streets: 

• Schleiden Street
• Honee Street
• Number II Street
• New Street
• Melchior Street
• Mayor Savelberg Avenue
• Franck Street
• Mucherveld Street
• Lempers Street
• Chicken Street
• Quodbachlaan Blanket
• St. Peter Street
• Aker Street

And these residential complexes: 

• Newenhager Road
• Willem Alexander Street
• Waubacher Road
• St. Pieter Street – Akkerheide

Would you like to find out if the Parkstad Act applies to the address where you plan to live? If so, check the list of ZIP codes and house numbers on the Local Laws and Regulations website.

You can only live in an area covered by the Parkstad Act if you have a housing permit. This permit grants you permission from the municipality to live in a rental home in an area where the Parkstad Act applies. 

When you apply for a housing permit, you will undergo a police background check. This is mandatory. We will check whether you have engaged in criminal behavior, caused serious disturbances, and/or misused a residence in the past four years. The police background check will result in either a positive or negative recommendation. 

You can obtain a housing permit if: 

• You have lived in the Parkstad region for more than 6 consecutive years, or you have an income—for example, from employment, your own business, a pension, early retirement, the AOW, or student financial aid.
  and
• You receive a favorable result from the police background check.

These rules can also be found in the Kerkrade Municipal Housing Ordinance 2026

If you do not meet the requirements of the Parkstad Act ( Requirements), you cannot apply for a housing permit, nor can you move into a rental property in an area covered by the Parkstad Act. However, you can apply for rental properties in other parts of Kerkrade where the Parkstad Act does not apply.

More information on applying for a housing permit

If you were already renting a home before July 1, 2026, at an address that will be subject to the rules of the Parkstad Act starting July 1, 2026, and you plan to continue living there, nothing will change for you.

First, check whether the home you want to rent is located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act. To do this, check the list of ZIP codes and house numbers onthe Local Laws and Regulations website.

Is the property located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act? If so, the rules of the Parkstad Act apply. In that case, you may only rent a property with a housing permit. 

Are you moving with someone who is 16 or older? If so, you must apply for the housing permit together. Anyone 16 or older who is moving with you must therefore also meet the requirements of the Parkstad Act. 

You may only move in with someone if you are going to form a long-term, shared household—such as a family or a married couple.

If you move in with someone, you always need permission from the primary resident. 

Check whether the home of the person you want to live with is located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act. To do this, check the list of ZIP codes and house numbers onthe Local Laws and Regulations website.

Is the home located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act? If so, you must meet the requirements of the Parkstad Act. You may only move into the home if you have a housing permit. 

Check whether the property you want to rent out is located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act. To do this, check the list of ZIP codes and house numbers onthe Local Laws and Regulations website.

Is the property located in an area covered by the Parkstad Act? If so, you may not rent the property to anyone who does not have a housing permit. 

Do you want to rent out your home in an area covered by the Parkstad Act through an intermediary? In that case, too, a housing permit is required, and you may not rent the home to anyone who does not have a housing permit.

Therefore, always verify that the tenant has a permit before you and the tenant—or the broker and the tenant—sign the lease agreement.

Statement of Readiness

Every new tenant of a residence in a Parkstad Act area needs a statement from the landlord. For a housing authority, this is the provisional allocation. For a private landlord, we call this a letter of intent. 

A letter of intent is a statement indicating that you wish to rent the property to this tenant, subject to the issuance of a housing permit. 

With this letter of intent, the tenant can then apply for a housing permit from the municipality of Kerkrade. 

 Health that this information is included in the letter:

• the address of the residence;
• the date on which the tenant will begin renting the property;
• the landlord's contact information;
• the name and contact information of the tenant and of the people moving in with the tenant.

Or use this sample letter of intent