Real Estate: With These Tricks, Owners Push Out Their Tenants
The city of Frankfurt has created a one-of-a-kind construct nationwide: With the Rental Protection Office, it advises threatened residential communities against sometimes perfidious methods used by landlords.
Kai Schönbach, a lawyer, leads the tenant protection unit at the Frankfurt housing authority. From his 12th-floor office, he has a view of the city, but his work focuses on the displacement of tenants due to rising rents, renovations, or conversions. The Frankfurt city government established the tenant protection unit seven years ago, a unique municipal institution in Germany. Schönbach advises housing communities threatened by displacement and helps tenants understand their rights and how to defend against eviction.
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