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The second stage of the controversial rent limit in Berlin goes into effect on Monday. This means that landlords must reduce the rent if they exceed the maximum limits stipulated in the law by more than 20 percent. At the end of October, the Federal Constitutional Court rejected an urgent request from a landlord against the downgrade. If the law declares it unconstitutional in the next year, the rentals could be retroactively requested.
With the first stage of the cap, rents for nearly 1.5 million apartments were retrospectively frozen to their status on June 18, 2019. Rent may increase starting in 2022, but only by 1.3 percent annually. . In addition, maximum rent limits were introduced, staggered according to the year of construction and equipment of the apartment. The only exceptions are newly built apartments that were ready for occupancy as of 2014. The law is limited to five years; In Karlsruhe there are several pending lawsuits against this.
