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Mittenwalder has to get out of the apartment, but can't find a new one: Despair grows

2021-10-13T08:33:02.465Z


A Mittenwald tenant had to move out of his dilapidated apartment for two years. But despite an intensive search, he does not find a new one. Time is running out. But the housing market is tense.


A Mittenwald tenant had to move out of his dilapidated apartment for two years.

But despite an intensive search, he does not find a new one.

Time is running out.

But the housing market is tense.

Mittenwald

- “There is nothing.” Stephan Höppner studies all the apartment advertisements every day.

"Each one is processed by me," says the Mittenwald native.

Means: introduce yourself, write an application, wait.

But this is often followed by disillusionment: “I don't even get an answer to 90 percent of the inquiries.” The housing market is extremely tense.

The search for affordable stays under 1000 euros has become a challenge.

A tricky situation for Höppner.

Because time is of the essence.

Two years ago the tenant was informed that he had to leave his apartment "Am Sagle".

The termination came last year.

As is well known, the aging building opposite the ice rink is to be demolished and given way to a parking garage.

But despite a desperate search, he finds nothing where to go.

Höppner is now the last tenant of the eight residential units.

The building is ready for demolition, but the search for a new apartment has so far been unsuccessful

The 45-year-old has lived in the apartment building for seven and a half years.

The ravages of time are gnawing at the building.

Centimeter-wide cracks run through the walls.

The walls crack in a storm.

"Waiting until the house collapses is life-threatening," says Höppner.

The property is ready for demolition, that is out of the question for him.

He's been living on a construction site for months.

The house around it is being hollowed out in preparation for demolition.

But the apartment search, which has been going on for over 24 months, has so far been unsuccessful.

His last neighbors - migrants were housed in four of the eight apartments - "have now all been assigned an apartment".

Only Höppner stayed behind.

The 45-year-old has been unemployed for a long time because of the corona pandemic, he says.

He worked as a multilingual VIP shuttle driver at BMW for several hotels in the district.

But as is well known, the hostels had to close to tourists during the pandemic - and Höppner was suddenly without a job.

He is currently working on a mini-job basis for a winter service, which will also employ him on a permanent basis from November.

The former shuttle driver can pay the 650 euro rent.

Despair grows: the tenant no longer knows what to do

But desperation grows in him: “I don't know what to do anymore.” Moving out of the rural district to affordable areas is no alternative for the Mittenwald. “I have an eleven-year-old daughter, for whom I have the same parental rights as her mother. She comes to me at regular intervals. ”Should he move away, it would no longer be so easy.

The landlady, who doesn't want to read her name in the newspaper, understands Höppner: “He's a really nice and reliable tenant, always paid on time.” She is stunned that a decent person like him can't find anything on the housing market. “The housing market is devastating,” she criticizes. Although the property is about to be demolished, it does not put the 45-year-old under any pressure. “Of course he'll have to go out at some point, but we're still waiting for a permit for the garages anyway.” The other tenants moved out on average in three to four months. She cannot explain why Höppner is. He currently does not pay rent, but a usage fee to the landlord. However, this does not cover the costs by far. But she wants to support himuntil Höppner finally found a new place to stay.

Inquiries and calls for help have so far failed

He is already listed with settlement companies, but even there without success, just like his inquiries to the building authority, district office and mayor came to nothing.

"We are of course very sorry," says Ordnungsamt boss Josef Stieglmeier.

But the market town does not have its own apartments and therefore cannot provide any.

"We have already referred Mr. Höppner to several places." All possible contacts have been exhausted.

Mayor Enrico Corongiu (SPD) also knows the tricky living situation.

"We notice that here very clearly, some of the people come to our office." According to him, there are many reasons for the lack of housing in the district.

“Keyword Munich's bacon belt,” he notes.

This also exerts pressure on the rural region.

In addition, Corona is said to have exacerbated the situation with the increase in home office spaces.

But Corongiu knows that the municipalities should now intervene: "We have to do it ourselves." There is an urgent need for municipal accommodation.

The Mittenwald store would therefore like to quickly focus on the topic of living space.

Source: merkur

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