As of: February 2, 2024, 7:24 p.m
By: Kilian Bäuml
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Many people's rents have risen in recent years.
However, a landlord wants to increase twice in six months - users are suspicious.
Munich – Housing is expensive, especially in popular cities like Munich. Landlords often demand record rents.
Some also increase the rent regularly and inform their tenants about the staggered rent increases.
But how often and how much can rent and additional costs actually be increased?
A tenant is desperate for advice on social media.
Some people find their landlord's letter strange.
Letter from landlord raises questions: Should the rent be increased twice in six months?
The tenant uploaded a photo of his landlord's letters to the social media platform Reddit and described it with the following words: "Recently my landlord has announced that he will increase the total rent from 390 euros to 460 euros, even though we have been there for six months “We had an agreement on the total rent of 390 euros,” he is now asking the community for their assessment.
In the first letter, the landlord states, among other things: “The local comparative rent (...) for the above-mentioned apartment is €240.00.” At the same time, other costs have increased and would also have to be increased.
From April the tenant should pay 390 euros - but then a second letter follows.
“You didn’t pay enough rent and utilities in the month of October.
Please consider paying the missed difference in a separate transfer (...).
The total rent is 460 euros (...)”.
(Error accepted).
But what is right now and can it even be increased a second time and an additional payment expected from the landlord?
“The content is as bad as the spelling”: Users discuss a letter from a landlord
Most users online agree that there is something wrong - both with the letter itself and with the demand.
“The rent may only be increased by a total of 15-20% every three years.
The rent increase from October is definitely not legal,” comments one user.
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Others think the second letter itself is strange, with one person writing: “The content of the writing is as bad as the spelling.
Check whether cap limits have been exceeded and ask for specific classification according to the current rent index.”
The second letter is actually significantly different from the first and seems a bit suspicious.
The tenant should therefore be more careful and possibly seek professional help, because fraudsters actually often use tenants and people looking for an apartment for their nasty scams.
If in doubt, calling your landlord can save you a lot of money.