Administrative vocabulary: het paspoort (passport), de identiteitskaart (identity card), de verblijfsvergunning (residence permit), de inschrijving (registration), het BRP (Basisregistratie Personen — municipal personal records database), het BSN (Burgerservicenummer — citizen service number, used for all official interactions), de DigiD (digital ID for online government services), de gemeente (municipality — where you register on arrival in the Netherlands).
Legal vocabulary: de wet (law/legislation), het recht (right/law as a field), de rechtbank (court/law court), de advocaat (lawyer/solicitor), de notaris (notary — important in Dutch property law), het contract (contract), de overeenkomst (agreement), de clausule (clause), de aansprakelijkheid (liability), de schadevergoeding (compensation/damages), het geschil (dispute), de rechtszaak (court case/lawsuit).
Housing and tenancy: de huurovereenkomst (tenancy agreement/lease), de verhuurder (landlord), de huurder (tenant), de borgsom (deposit/security), de opzegtermijn (notice period), de servicekosten (service charges), de huurtoeslag (housing benefit/rent allowance — means-tested government support). In the Netherlands, renting via a woningcorporatie (housing association) is very common — wait lists can be long but rents are regulated. De huurtoeslag is applied for via the Belastingdienst using DigiD.