Zonder lift betaal je het verhuisbedrijf extra.

Here, lift means elevator.

That can confuse English speakers because Dutch lift can also mean a ride in expressions like een lift krijgen = to get a lift / ride. But in this sentence, with verhuisbedrijf (moving company), it clearly means elevator.

Dutch often leaves out the article after zonder when speaking in a general way.

So:

• zonder lift = without an elevator / if there is no elevator
• zonder een lift is also possible, but it sounds a bit more concrete or specific

This article omission is very common in Dutch, especially in short practical statements like this.

Compare:

• zonder suiker = without sugar
• zonder jas = without a coat
• zonder lift = without an elevator

Because Dutch main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule.

The first part of the sentence is Zonder lift. Once that takes the first position, the finite verb must come next:

• Zonder lift betaal je het verhuisbedrijf extra.

If the sentence started with the subject, then you would get:

• Je betaalt het verhuisbedrijf extra.

So the word order changes because Zonder lift has been moved to the front.

Here je is probably being used in a general sense: you / one / people.

So it does not have to mean one specific person. It often means:

• if you are in this situation, this is what happens
• or more generally, people pay extra

Dutch uses je this way very often, much like English uses general you.

Because verhuisbedrijf is a het-word.

The noun is a compound:

• verhuis- = moving / removal
• bedrijf = company / business

In Dutch compounds, the grammatical gender usually comes from the last part of the word, and bedrijf is a het noun. So:

• het bedrijf
• het verhuisbedrijf

In Dutch, betalen can take a person or company directly as its object:

• iemand betalen = to pay someone

So:

• je betaalt het verhuisbedrijf extra

is completely normal.

You can sometimes also use aan in other constructions, but with betalen it is very common to put the person or company directly after the verb.

Extra here means more / additionally / an extra amount.

It works adverbially: it tells you how you pay — not the exact amount, but that the amount is higher than normal.

So:

• Je betaalt het verhuisbedrijf extra = You pay the moving company extra

If you wanted to be more specific, you could say something like:

• Je betaalt het verhuisbedrijf 50 euro extra.

In this sentence, it works very much like a condition:

• Zonder lift ... = If there is no elevator ...

Dutch often uses a short prepositional phrase like this instead of a full clause.

So the idea is not just a loose description. It means something like:

• If the building has no elevator, you pay extra
• or When there is no elevator available, the moving company charges more

Yes, absolutely.

That version is more explicit:

• Als er geen lift is, betaal je het verhuisbedrijf extra.

It means the same thing, but it spells out the condition more clearly.

The original sentence:

• Zonder lift betaal je het verhuisbedrijf extra.

is shorter and more compact, which is common in notices, price lists, and practical information.