Sublease agreement — create and download

Fill in the details below to get a Swedish sublease agreement template as a PDF, to read through and sign. The clauses on notice periods, permission and security of tenure are set automatically from your answers — the rules differ depending on whether the letting is governed by the Rent Act (hyreslagen) or the Private Letting Act (privatuthyrningslagen). The template covers the common cases and is not a substitute for legal advice.

Which home is being let?

Together with the questions about how you hold and let the home yourself, this decides which act governs the agreement — and with it the notice periods and security of tenure.

A sublease for holiday purposes, for example a holiday let. The tenant may then acquire security of tenure after as little as nine consecutive months (Chapter 12, § 45, first paragraph, point 2, of the Land Code) instead of after two years; how the limits interact for a sublease is not settled, so plan for the shorter one. The rule on repayment of excess rent does not apply to such lettings (Chapter 12, § 55 f).

Parties

Landlord

You, letting the home — either the primary tenant or the owner.

Optional, but it makes the agreement easier to rely on in a dispute.

Tenant

The person renting the home as a subtenant.

Optional, but it makes the agreement easier to rely on in a dispute.

The home

The four-digit national number shown in the tenancy agreement or on the door.

m²
rooms
If you let a room and share the rest, the agreement spells out what the tenant actually gets access to.

Term

Only fill this in if the agreement extends or replaces an earlier one with the same tenant. The limits for notice (nine months) and security of tenure are counted on the whole continuous period, not just this agreement (Chapter 12, §§ 3 and 45 of the Land Code).

State when permission was given and by whom, so the agreement shows the letting is allowed.

Rent and costs

SEK/mo
SEK/mo

Optional. Enter the rent you pay yourself, and the sublet rent is checked against the ceiling in Chapter 12, § 55, fourth paragraph, of the Land Code.

Not sure what you may charge? Work out a guide level in the calculator

Bankgiro, account number or Swish number.

SEK
Included in the rent

Tick what is included in the rent. In a rental or co-op apartment, heating and water are normally included in the rent or fee you pay yourself — then they should be included here too.

Conditions

A list of furniture and equipment signed by both parties at move-in. It decides what has to be there at move-out.
The primary tenant’s or owner’s policy does not normally cover the subtenant’s belongings.

Signing

Agreement at a glance

Governing act
The Tenancy Act (Chapter 12 of the Land Code)
Term
Open-ended
Notice period
3 mo (landlord) / 3 mo (tenant)
Permission required from
The landlord or the Rent Tribunal

Worth knowing

  • You have not stated any permission. Letting without permission can cost you your own home — make sure permission is in place before the agreement is signed.
  • For a rental apartment it is also a criminal offence to sublet without permission while charging a rent that is not fair: the penalty is a fine or up to two years’ imprisonment, and minor cases are not punished (Chapter 12, § 65 c of the Land Code).
  • The letting can run for more than two consecutive years. At that point the subtenant gains security of tenure against you (Chapter 12, § 45 of the Land Code). To avoid it you need to agree a waiver of security of tenure in a separate document — putting it in the contract is not enough. If you will move back yourself (or sell the co-op apartment), such a waiver is valid without the Rent Tribunal’s approval for up to four years; otherwise the Tribunal must approve it (Chapter 12, § 45 a of the Land Code). The Rent Tribunal has a form for this.

The agreement is a template generated automatically from your answers. No lawyer has reviewed it and it is not legal advice. Read it through and check permissions and consents before you sign — you are responsible for its content. Read the terms

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The agreement needs both parties’ names, the address of the home and a monthly rent.