§ 1-6. How to calculate deadlines under the Tenancy Act (husleieloven)
Deadlines under the Tenancy Act are calculated according to the rules in the Courts of Justice Act (domstolloven). The most important thing to know: If a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, it is automatically moved to the nearest weekday after it.
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The text of the law (unofficial translation)
When calculating deadlines under this Act, the rules in the Courts of Justice Act §§ 146, 148 and 149 apply correspondingly.
What does this mean?
The Tenancy Act has many deadlines — one month to lodge an objection (protest) to a notice of termination (oppsigelse), three months' notice of termination, a five-week deadline for claims against the deposit (depositum). This section only tells you how to count these days.
The practical things you should know:
Does the deadline fall on a weekend or public holiday? Then it is moved to the nearest working day — that is, the next weekday that is not a public holiday. This also applies to 1 May and 17 May.
Do you count from a date, or to a date? As a rule, you count from the day after you received the message. If you receive a notice of termination on Monday 1 April, your one-month deadline starts running on Tuesday 2 April.
Is there an obstacle beyond your control? If something makes it impossible for you to meet the deadline — for example, that you are seriously ill or that the payment system is down — the deadline can be moved. This is the same rule that applies in court.
Example
Ola receives a notice of termination from the landlord (utleier) on 30 April. He has one month to object. The deadline is normally 30 May — but 1 May falls in between, and 30 May is an ordinary weekday. So the deadline is 30 May. Had 30 May fallen on a Sunday, he would have had until Monday 31 May.
What should you do?
When you receive an important message from the landlord — especially a notice of termination — note the date you received it and calculate your deadline immediately. Write it down. Set a reminder on your phone.