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Report excessive rent (Mietpreisüberhöhung)

Mietpreisüberhöhung anzeigen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
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Book an appointment

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Requirements

• Your report concerns a rented apartment in Berlin • Your rent is more than 20 percent higher than the local comparative rent (query service for the Berlin Mietspiegel [rent index]) mietspiegel.berlin.de/berliner-mietspiegel/mietspiegelabfrag You can determine the local comparative rent for the rented apartment using the query service for the Berlin Mietspiegel (rent index).

Documents you need

• Report of excessive rent (Mietpreisüberhöhung) Please use the online service to submit the report. • Upload your documents in JPG, JPEG, PNG or PDF format. Permitted size per file: 5 MB; permitted total size of all files: 30 MB. • Rental agreement • Additional documents (if available): e.g. energy performance certificate or rent increase letter

Fees

none

Legal basis

• Wirtschaftsstrafgesetz (WiStrG) [Economic Offences Act] § 5 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/wistrg_1954/__5.html

Processing time

The processing time depends on the circumstances of the individual case.

Further information

• Berlin Rent Index (Berliner Mietspiegel) (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) mietspiegel.berlin.de/ • Rent Assessment Office of the State of Berlin (Mietpreisprüfstelle des Landes Berlin) (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) www.berlin.de/sen/wohnen/siwo/mietpreispruefstelle-1535292.p

Who is responsible

This service can only be used at the Bezirksamt (district office) of the district in which the rented apartment is located.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 355534 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/355534/