{"id":2981,"date":"2026-02-10T15:15:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/?post_type=ratgeber&#038;p=2981"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:34:34","slug":"mietrechtsaenderung-2019","status":"publish","type":"ratgeber","link":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/news\/mietrechtsaenderung-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental Law Amendment 2019: What changes for landlords?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Since the beginning of 2019, there has been a change in tenancy law that results in significantly altered conditions for landlords. These changes affect, for example, the possibilities of passing on costs for modernization to the rent.<\/strong><br \/><strong>They define new disclosure obligations for landlords towards potential new tenants and establish measures against so-called \"renoviction,\" where modernization work serves only as a pretext. This article presents the various changes resulting from the current amendment to tenancy law.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<section class=\"section no-print kontaktieren  nehmen col-pb-0 pt-80 pb-40\" id=\"section_404551633\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1850988337\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1424803955\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3340037755\" class=\"text h2-p\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Contact us \u2013 we are always available<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1159808657\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 260px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kontakt-300x175.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kontakt-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Kontakt.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Path-219973.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-537\" src=\"http:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Path-219973.svg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"\/en\/kontakt\/\" class=\"button primary\" >\n\t\t<span>CONTACT US<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_404551633 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"accordion accordion-strong pb-30\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-question-label\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-question-title\">How can landlords pass on modernization costs?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Landlords may pass on a portion of the costs for modernizing their residential property to tenants through a rent increase. However, the limits for this were tightened at the beginning of 2019. Before the new rent law amendment, landlords could permanently add a maximum of eleven percent of the modernization costs to the rent. Since the beginning of 2019, it has been only eight percent. In addition, there is now a so-called cap.<\/p>\n<p>After modernization, the rent for each square meter of living space can only increase by a maximum of three euros\/m\u00b2 within six years. This applies to all cold rents that were at least seven euros\/m\u00b2 before modernization. If the rent per square meter was lower before modernization, the rent may increase by a maximum of two euros\/m\u00b2 within the six years. The legislator wants to prevent affordable housing from becoming too expensive for existing tenants due to modernization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-question-label\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-question-title\">What is the future advantage for modernizing landlords?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the future, it will be easier for landlords in some cases to calculate how much money they can pass on to rent due to modernization. If the modernization costs are a maximum of 10,000 euros per housing unit, they can take 70 percent of these costs as the basis for calculation in order to determine the permissible rent increase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-question-label\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-question-title\">What new obligations does the landlord have regarding information?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through the amendment to tenancy law, landlords have new information obligations towards potential new tenants. These apply when a new rent is demanded that is higher than the maximum legally permissible rent in regions with rent control, without any exceptions. Rent controls apply in cities with a tight housing market. There, for the re-rental of existing apartments, the rent may generally not exceed the local comparable rent by more than ten percent. An exception exists, for example, after modernization of the respective property.<\/p>\n<p>If a landlord demands a rent exceeding the limit for a new rental in a rent-controlled area, information obligations apply. The landlord must then inform prospective tenants, unprompted, of the amount of rent previously paid. Additionally, they must inform them that the new rent they are demanding exceeds the maximum ten percent increase allowed by rent control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover kostenlos-image  has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KaterinaRogers-08-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KaterinaRogers-08-2.jpg 880w, https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KaterinaRogers-08-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KaterinaRogers-08-2-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-869974602\" class=\"text h4-p\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Would you like to know the value of your property? Free and without obligation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Would you like to know the current value of your property? You've come to the right place for informed value assessments. Call us: <a href=\"tel:089 70065020\">089 70065020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our property valuation for you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A high-quality and comprehensive analysis of your property.<\/li>\n<li>Well-founded real estate valuation including market analysis.<\/li>\n<li>Ideal for owners, sellers, and buyers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"\/en\/immobilienbewertung-muenchen\/\" class=\"button primary\" >\n\t\t<span>FOR EVALUATION<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"accordion accordion-strong pb-30\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-question-label\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-question-title\">Why might there be more frequent reprimands against landlords?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the amendment to rent control law, tenants have found it easier to object to what they consider to be excessive rents that violate the rules of rent caps. They can respond with a simple notice to their landlord, whereas previously a qualified notice was required. The qualified notice is more complicated and must justify why the requested rent is too high based on the local comparable rent. This is not necessary with a simple notice. This lowers the hurdle for tenants, which could lead to them issuing more frequent notices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item h2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-question-label\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-question-title\">What measures can be taken against \u201egentrification\u201d?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the past, landlords have sometimes announced extensive modernization of their residential properties to prompt tenants to terminate their leases. This practice is called \u201ehustle-modernization.\u201c \u201eHustle-modernization\u201c is also spoken of when landlords plan a very high rent increase after modernization or plan other very high burdens for tenants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eGentrifying\u201c is interpreted as a regulatory offense after the rent price change and can result in a fine of up to a maximum of 100,000 euros. Suspicion of impermissible gentrifying exists, for example, if a landlord announces extensive modernization and does not begin with it within twelve months of the announcement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seit Anfang 2019 gilt eine Mietrechts\u00e4nderung, durch die sich f\u00fcr Vermieter einige deutlich ver\u00e4nderte Bedingungen ergeben. Sie betreffen beispielsweise die M\u00f6glichkeiten, Kosten f\u00fcr eine Modernisierung auf die Miete umzulegen. Sie definieren neue Auskunftspflichten des Vermieters gegen\u00fcber potenziellen Neumietern und sie etablieren Ma\u00dfnahmen gegen das sogenannte Herausmodernisieren, bei dem Modernisierungsarbeiten nur als Vorwand dienen. Dieser Artikel stellt die verschiedenen Ver\u00e4nderungen vor, die sich durch die aktuelle Mietrechts\u00e4nderung ergeben.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2990,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"tag-ratgeber":[],"type-ratgeber":[114,125],"class_list":["post-2981","ratgeber","type-ratgeber","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-ratgeber-immobilieneigentuemer","type-ratgeber-immobilien-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber\/2981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ratgeber"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ratgeber"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tag-ratgeber","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag-ratgeber?post=2981"},{"taxonomy":"type-ratgeber","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rogers.serverwaketo1001.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-ratgeber?post=2981"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}