Hiya, not sure if there is a law as such, I believe you can charge what you want but normally its 1 month for a residential property. Perhaps if it is a very nicely furnished property the landlord may charge 2 months but all my friends have never paid more than 1 month. Also some agents may try to charge you a fee equivalent to 1 months rent for their services. I wouldnt do this as there are so many agents out there that do not do this so you would be wasting money. There are so many properties available to rent so you have the advantage! You just need to take your time and look at as many as possible. I have even heard of some owners being so desperate they are not even charging for a deposit! But normally you would pay the equivalent of 2 months when taking a property so if it was 500 euros a month you would pay 1000 on moving in day, 500 for the deposit and 500 for the first months rent. Hope this helps!
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