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I think there could be a better way to regulate how rents are determined, for example: One symptom is that current tenants are subject to arbitrarily high rent

I think there could be a better way to regulate how rents are determined, for example: One symptom is that current tenants are subject to arbitrarily high rent increases, masquaraded as "market rate" But when they finally evict, the landlord has to actually change the rent to something different until someone bites. Often times it is much lower or has some other concession. If there were some way to regulate this behavior without easy ways to get around it, it could alleviate some pressure.

kaybe 7y ago
> Often times it is much lower or has some other concession. No, it's going to become higher than a rent increase would allow (those have a limit by law, new contracts don't (yet)), that's the problem. As long as you stay put you're mostly fine but if you have to move.. urgh.
- rolltiide 7y ago
  > No, it's going to become higher than a rent increase would allow (those have a limit by law, new contracts don't (yet)), that's the problem. Yes I get that But there are ALSO circumstances where a landlord TRIES to have a much higher increase as new contracts don't have a limit, but they go way above what actual participants in the market would bite at. There are also circumstances where EXISTING tenants don't have a limit on increases This observation is not just about Berlin.