Urgent Call to Action: German Tenants' Association, Trade Union, and Cities Demand Extension of Rent Control
SHERIDAN, WYOMING – Dec. 9, 2024 – In a joint statement, the German Tenants' Association (Deutscher Mieterbund), the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), and the German Association of Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) have issued an urgent plea to the German government and Bundestag (parliament) to extend the current rent control measures (Mietpreisbremse) before the end of the legislative period. Without immediate action, the rent control regulations will expire in all German states by the end of 2025, leaving millions of tenants vulnerable to drastic rent increases.