"Correct Rents are the Exception"

[alison]

"Korrekte Mieten sind die Ausnahme"

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/ve ... n-100.html

Reading this (not paywalled) article, I get the impression that the free advice and legal appeals are only accessible to renters in rent-controlled (Mietpreisbremse) apartments. Is that correct?

Thanks,
Alison

[PandaMunich]

Unless you are moving into a new build or into an appartment that went through such an extensive renovation that it may as well have been a new build, the Mietpreisbremse applies to all apartments in Berlin.

Please read: https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/conny-review

[alison]

I'll be moving from one furnished apartment to another. As far as I can tell, they are exempt from rental control. I look forward to getting a better deal the next time I move since I'll have more time to search.

Thanks,
Alison

[PandaMunich]

I'll be moving from one furnished apartment to another. As far as I can tell, they are exempt from rental control.

They're not, you simply ask the landlord for proof what the furniture cost and when it was purchased and use 2% of that cost as the "furniture surcharge".

--> the rent after subtracting this furniture surcharge has to be within Mietpreisbremse limits.

Please read chapter 6 in here: https://www-berliner--mieterverein-de.t ... r_pto=wapp

[alison]

I'll be moving from one furnished apartment to another. As far as I can tell, they are exempt from rental control.

They're not, you simply ask the landlord for proof what the furniture cost and when it was purchased and use 2% of that cost as the "furniture surcharge".

Wow. If you're ever in Berlin, I'll buy you dinner!

-- Alison