Rental advice
Tenants and landlords as well as municipal departments and external authorities can obtain free advice on all aspects of the tenancy.
Description
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- Determination of the local comparative rent according to the current rent index for Munich
- Information on rent increases for privately financed flats
- Examination of terminations without notice and ordinary terminations as well as eviction actions
- Advice on defects in and on the flat
- Examination of the effectiveness of contractual agreements on cosmetic repairs
- Review of operating and heating/hot water bills
- Advice on rent overcharges and initiation of fine proceedings in accordance with Section 5 of the Economic Offences Act
- The enforcement of Section 5 of the Economic Offences Act offers tenants of privately financed housing protection against overpriced rents.
According to Section 5 of the Economic Offences Act, anyone who intentionally or recklessly demands, allows themselves to be promised or accepts unreasonably high fees for the letting of residential premises or associated ancillary services is committing an administrative offence.
The offence can be punished with a fine of up to 50,000 euros. In addition, the overpaid rent can be ordered to be repaid in the fine proceedings.
- The enforcement of Section 5 of the Economic Offences Act offers tenants of privately financed housing protection against overpriced rents.
- Offer of mediation talks between the tenants
- Contact for municipal departments and external authorities
- Acting as a guide and coordinating offers of help
- For citizens with a low income, an appointment can be organised with the branch office of the Munich Lawyers' Association after advice has been given in individual cases
- If language skills are insufficient, an interpreter can be provided
Our counselling experts cannot draft pleadings for you or represent you in court.
Prerequisites
An initial consultation is free of charge if
- the rented flat is located within the city limits of the City of Munich.
- Tenants or landlords are not members of an interest group.
- Tenants or landlords are not represented by a lawyer.
Required documents
Tenancy agreement and all documents relating to the issue in question.
- Review of a rent increase or rent overcharge:
- Tenancy agreement
- current and last rent increase
- completed flat description form
- Questions about operating and heating/hot water bills:
- Tenancy agreement
- current statement and those of previous years
- Questions about cosmetic repairs or defects:
- Tenancy agreement
- Handover protocols
- photos if necessary
- Questions about modernisation
- Tenancy agreement
- Announcement of the modernisation
- Rent increase after modernisation
Sozialreferat
Mietberatung
Internet
Phone
Postal address
Landeshauptstadt München
Sozialreferat
Mietberatung
Franziskanerstraße 8
81669 München
Fax: +49 89 233-40442
Address
Franziskanerstraße 8
81669 München
Room: 238
Telephone availability for registration: 089 233-40200
Monday to Friday: 8.30 am to 12 noon
Telephone counselling hours:
Monday to Wednesday: 1.30 pm to 3 pm
Thursday: 10 am to 12 pm
You can also use our hotline: 089 233-40057