§ 26

The landlord may, instead of adjusting according to § 23, decide that the rent is adjusted annually based on the development of Denmark's Statistics net price index over a 12-month period ending in June of the year before the fiscal year to which the adjustment pertains, in periods of 2 years at a time. The amount is rounded to the nearest whole krone. Adjustment according to the net price index can only be made for that part of the rent which relates to the necessary operating expenses mentioned in § 24, excluding taxes and fees. Adjustment according to the net price index includes all leases in the property except for those leases where an adjustment of the rent has been agreed upon according to chapter 5. At the end of the 2-year period, the landlord must calculate the rent according to § 23. The calculation, along with information that it can be submitted to the rent tribunal, must be received by the tenants before the end of the 2-year period. If the rent at the end of the 2-year period exceeds the rent calculated according to § 23, the landlord must reduce the rent to the newly calculated rent effective from the end of the 2-year period.

Stk. 2.The decision to adjust the rent according to the net price index can be implemented solely by the landlord's written notification to the tenants and is binding for the landlord for a period of 2 years from the time the landlord has sent the notification to the tenants. Rent adjustment according to stk. 1 can take effect no earlier than 12 months after the rent has been calculated and set according to § 23.

Stk. 3.A demand for a rent increase due to adjustment according to the net price index under stk. 1 must be in writing and include an indication of the size of the rent increase and its calculation. The rent increase takes effect from the 1st of the month occurring 3 months after the demand is made.

Stk. 4.If the landlord has adjusted the rent according to the net price index, a rent increase calculated according to § 23 can take effect no earlier than 12 months after the latest rent increase due to adjustment according to the net price index has come into force and after the expiration of the 2-year period mentioned in stk. 2.