Landlord Lease Contract: Typeformular A9 Is Now A10

Last updated September 21, 2026

Short answer: Typeformular A, 9th edition ("A9"), was authorised until 31 December 2022. Today Typeformular A, 10th edition, is the authorised standard lease for private residential tenancies in Denmark, and since 1 February 2025 it has also existed in an authorised English version. You can download it free of charge from the Ministry of Children, Senior Citizens and Housing (baebm.dk).

A landlord renting out their home for the first time searches for "lejekontrakt skabelon" (lease template) and quickly finds a name that comes up everywhere: typeformular A9. The problem is that this form may no longer be used.

Why can't you use A9?

The 9th edition was authorised until 31 December 2022; the 10th edition has applied since 1 September 2022 and has been the only one since 1 January 2023. Since 1 February 2025, the 10th edition has also existed in an authorised English version.

The Danish Rent Act (lejeloven) doesn't require you to use a form. But if you use a standard contract, it must be authorised (section 14 of the Rent Act). If you use A9, a template from the internet or any other non-authorised standard contract, the agreement is still valid, but every term that gives the tenant greater obligations or fewer rights than the law is void (section 14(3)). Those are typically exactly the terms you need most as a landlord – such as agreements on maintenance, lock-in periods or rent adjustment.

Where do you get Typeformular A?

It can be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Ministry of Children, Senior Citizens and Housing (baebm.dk) – in Danish and English. The English version is handy if your tenant doesn't read Danish; if you use it, every field must be filled in in English. Always download the form from the official page and check that it says "10. udgave" (10th edition) – versions from unknown template sites may be outdated or altered. You may put your own logo on the front page, but you may not edit the pre-printed text. Anything that departs from the standard must go in section 11.

What should you fill in especially carefully?

Section 1, the parties and the property: Full names, address and floor area – and tick the box if the home is a condominium apartment (ejerlejlighed), a co-op flat or a sublease. The address should match your listing.
Section 3, payment of rent: The annual and monthly rent, due date and on-account (a conto) charges. Amounts on top of the rent can only be charged where the law allows it.
Section 4, deposit and prepaid rent: The deposit may be no more than 3 months' rent. Prepaid rent may be no more than 3 months' rent – and no more than the rent the tenant must pay during their notice period (section 59(3) of the Rent Act). If you let a room in your own home with 1 month's notice, the cap on prepaid rent is therefore 1 month's rent.
Section 7, condition at move-in and move-out: State whether you let more than one home. If you do, you must hold move-in and move-out inspections. If you let only one home, you aren't required to hold inspections, but you must make any claims for repairs no later than 2 weeks after the move-out date (section 187(2) of the Rent Act).
Section 8, maintenance: Who has the interior maintenance – you or the tenant?
Section 10, pets and house rules: Tick whether pets are allowed, and attach the house rules if there are any.
Section 11, special conditions: Everything that departs from the law and sections 1–10 must go here – such as freely agreed rent with the grounds for it, adjustment in line with the net price index, a fixed term or a lock-in period. A term that conflicts with a mandatory rule of the Rent Act can't be enforced, even if both parties have signed.

What about fixed terms, notice and digital communication?

If you want the home back at a specific time, the fixed term must be written in section 11 and be justified by your circumstances, such as a posting abroad or a temporary relocation. Write the reason in – otherwise it can be hard to prove later. See our guide to fixed-term leases. Without a fixed term, you can only give the tenant notice on the grounds allowed by law, see our guide to giving a tenant notice.

You may generally communicate digitally, but notices of termination under section 170, nos. 2–3, and section 171 and a påkrav (formal payment demand) may not be sent digitally (section 13(2) of the Rent Act). So always send notices and påkrav as a letter.

How this fits with LejLet.nu

LejLet.nu's listing form rejects a deposit or prepaid rent that on its own exceeds 3 months' rent, but it doesn't check the cap based on the tenant's notice period – you need to make sure of that in the lease yourself. Make sure the figures in the lease are the same as in the listing; the tenant will compare them.

Take your time with the lease

The authorised form costs nothing and takes half an hour to fill in properly. Compared with a dispute before huslejenævnet (the local rent tribunal) or boligretten (the housing court) because a term turns out to be invalid, it's the cheapest insurance you can take out as a landlord.