Immobilien: Mit diesen Tricks verdrängen Eigentümer ihre Mieter
Die Stadt Frankfurt hat ein bundesweit einmaliges Konstrukt geschaffen: Mit der Stabsstelle Mieterschutz berät sie bedrohte Hausgemeinschaften gegen teils perfide Methoden von Eigentümern.
Frankfurt. Kai Schönbach enjoys a stunning view from his office perch on the 12th floor of the Frankfurt Housing Authority. The jurist gazes across his cityscape, witnessing the University Westend campus, inner-city and West City high-rise elevators, and the distant Feldberg mountain range. However, he cannot fully appreciate this vantage point.
As the Housing Authority's Tenant Protection Office, Schönbach advises communities under threat of displacement – renters facing involuntary evictions driven by rising rents, renovations, or redevelopments. To those focused on neighborhood charm, Schönbach perceives vacant spaces; to those admiring beautiful facades, he detects tenant struggles.
Displacement has become an increasingly prevalent issue in Germany's housing market. Consequently, seven years ago, Frankfurt's city government established the city's first municipal institution of its kind, the Tenant Protection Office. Schönbach is well-versed in the tactics landlords employ to hike rents or force tenants out, yet he is also knowledgeable about tenants' methods of defense.
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