Miete und Mieterhöhung

For a good relationship with tenants, it is essential for landlords to understand the legal framework. The authors Martina Westner, Astrid Congiu-Wehle, and Katharina Rössler are lawyers and experts in tenancy law. They explain step by step, using numerous examples and sample letters, how to legally implement a rent increase. You will learn how the permissible rent is calculated and what options for rent increases are available. You will also become familiar with the conditions for the various exceptions to the rent control law, as well as the requirements for raising rent to the local comparative rent. Terms such as cap limit and qualified rent index are explained in detail. This way, you will be on the safe side and can avoid costly mistakes.

Contents:

• Design and modification of the rental structure
• Overviews by federal states as well as cities and municipalities with rent control
• Limits of graduated rents
• Conditions for index agreements in residential rental contracts
• Modernization rent increase: announcement, form and deadline, hardship objections, cap limits
• Adjustment of operating costs
• Rent increases for commercial spaces and garages

New in the 3rd edition:

• Current Building Energy Act
• New Telecommunications Act
• Stricter rent control measures
• Modernization rent increase following TKG and GEG updates

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