Bill: Termination notices and demands in tenancies can be sent digitally
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om leje. (Digital kommunikation om særligt bebyrdende meddelelser)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill proposes that landlords and tenants can send particularly serious notices digitally, for example termination notices and demands when the tenant has not paid.
- Today they can only be sent by ordinary post.
- No one will be required to use digital communication.
- Who would be affected: It will affect landlords and tenants.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- The notices can only be sent digitally by agreement between tenant and landlord, and through a secure digital postal provider chosen by the tenant.
- A landlord's digital notice must be received by the tenant between 8:00 and 16:00 on a weekday, Monday to Friday. Notices received on a public holiday or Christmas Eve are invalid.
- Both tenant and landlord can still, with one month's notice, demand that communication takes place by letter. If the tenant or landlord is exempt from Digital Post, the notices cannot be sent digitally at all.
Sources and original
Read the official text (in Danish) →
Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget udmønter den politiske aftale af 25. juni 2025 mellem den daværende regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Socialistisk Folkeparti og Det Konservative Folkeparti om digital kommunikation. Aftalen er efterfølgende bekræftet af regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Radikale Venstre og Moderaterne). Formålet med lovforslaget er at muliggøre, at lejer og udlejer kan kommunikere digitalt om de særligt bebyrdende meddelelser, som hidtil kun har kunnet sendes via almindelig brevpost. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 20 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet