The new Rent control has passed to the Federal Council. Rent increases after modernisation and re-letting should be limited so more in the future.
Berlin (Reuters) - apartment tenant will be able to better protect against exorbitant rent. The Federal Council agreed to a tightening of the rental price brake.
the rent must not rise after a modernization in the future, within a period of six years to Matrixbet a maximum of three euros per square meter, in certain cases, even only two euros. The modernization costs can be passed instead of eleven percent to just eight percent to the tenant.
in Addition, the landlord must place in the future, be open to what is paid by the previous tenant so new tenant can more readily see whether your rent is too high. In order to prevent harassment, and the "modernize", in the future fines for landlords as well as compensation for affected tenants.
the Federal government for the rental price brake
Date Of Update: 15 December 2018, 14:00
