> Many landlords are happy if you want to paint the walls etc., though. Many landlords scam tenants into "refreshing" costs of the apartment. The cost of the l

> Many landlords are happy if you want to paint the walls etc., though. Many landlords scam tenants into "refreshing" costs of the apartment. The cost of the lawyer to litigate is accidentally of the same order of magnitude as the cost of the "refreshing" so many tenants just give up (unless their daddy is a lawyer). > The deposit has to be put on a special, locked bank account. The money can only been withdrawn if both sides tell the bank in writing that the rent contract is over Not in high demand areas i.e. any major city including Berlin.