Tenants in Germany 'Not Allowed to Make a Profit From Sublets'

Tagesschau

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Tenants are not allowed to sublet their apartment with profit. The Federal Court of Justice has now decided. Whoever does this anyway risks the cancellation by the landlord. By Egzona Hyseni.

Zeit Online

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Those who collect money fly out: With clear words, the Federal Court prohibits the rip-off of sub-tenants. The verdict makes popular enemy images wrinkle.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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In agglomerations more and more tenants rent their flats with profit. The Federal Court of Justice has now forbidden this: Sublet serves the maintenance of the apartment, not the profit.

Deutschlandfunk

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Tenants who sublet their flats are not allowed to make any profit.

n-tv.de

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In principle, tenants are allowed to sublet their flats, but they need the landlord's permission to do so. However, if you leave your flat for more than double the rent to others, you risk throwing it out because of a profit-making intention. In a current case, the Federal Court of Justice also tends to do this.