Hamburg Service Report excessive rentAuthority for Urban Development and Housing

Authority for Urban Development and Housing
Report excessive rent

If you suspect excessive rent, you can report it to the relevant authority, which will then check whether the rent is permissible.

Use Online-Service

rent reporter

Detailed description

Landlords are not allowed to set the rent for a residential property disproportionately high, but must adhere to legally prescribed guidelines.

Excessive rent can occur if the rent is more than 20% higher than the usual rent for comparable apartments (local comparative rent). Rent gouging can occur if the rent is 50% higher than the local comparative rent.

If you, as a tenant, suspect that your rent has been set too high, you can report this to the relevant authority. The relevant authority will review your report and possibly initiate legal action against your landlord.

Information

Important notes

Prerequisites

Your report concerns a rental apartment in Hamburg.

Documents required

rental agreement

Please note

There are no special features to consider.

Deadlines

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You open the provided online service and fill out the query form completely.
You submit your report to the responsible authority via the online service provided.
The responsible authority will review your report and contact you if they have any further questions.
If the competent authority determines that there is excessive rent or rent gouging, it will initiate further measures.

Processing time

The processing time depends on the individual case.

Fees

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Not necessary

Legal basis

Section 5 Economic Criminal Code (WiStrG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/wistrg_1954/__5

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