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Person requesting a copy of their stored personal data on a laptop (Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash)

Sep 14

Rental property

The Datenkopie under Art. 15 GDPR is free and shows every piece of data stored about you. How to request it and correct wrong entries.

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Young woman checking her credit score on a laptop (Photo by Tran Mau Tri Tam ✪ on Unsplash)

Sep 14

Rental property

There is no legally required minimum score for a rental. How the new SCHUFA score has worked since March 2026, and what landlords actually see.

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Woman sorting paperwork for a rental application at a table (Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash)

Sep 14

Rental property

Which documents are due when, from the viewing to the contract, plus the limits landlords have to respect when asking for them.

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Person signing a document about rent payments at a desk (Photo by Romain Dancre on Unsplash)

Sep 14

Rental property

A certificate of freedom from rent arrears may not be demanded when renting new accommodation, because no landlord is obliged to issue one.

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Young woman at an office counter with paperwork (Photo by Bluestonex on Unsplash)

Sep 14

Rental property

No registration without a Wohnungsgeberbestätigung. What § 19 BMG requires it to contain, who issues it, and the deadline after moving in.

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Cyclist on a Berlin street between residential buildings (Photo by Nataliya Shemetova on Unsplash)

Sep 13

Rental property

A negative SCHUFA entry is not a legal bar to renting. How to handle entries, what you can have corrected, and which routes remain open.

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