> 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

> 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.