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Which documents to gather, what a landlord may lawfully ask for (and when), what they may not demand, and how to present your income so your application survives the first cut.
Simple or joint-and-several surety, the scope and duration of the undertaking, the documents required, the new Civil Code rules since 2026, and the alternatives when nobody can stand guarantor for you.
Twenty minutes of viewing decide two years of your life. Damp, windows, EPC, heating, meters, noise: what to look at, what to ask, and the warning signs of a rental scam.
No benefit claimants, no foreigners, couples without children: those refusals are unlawful in Belgium. Protected grounds, the forms newcomers meet most often, proof, and who to turn to in Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders.
What you may legitimately assess (solvency, income stability, references), what you may not ask for, why refusing someone on benefits is unlawful, and how to document a refusal so you can defend it.