Last deadline for submitting data for rent index
Providing information is mandatory for citizens contacted - data must be submitted by 16 October
The data collection for the adjustment of the Chemnitz rent index, which began in July of this year, is nearing completion. To this end, 10,000 randomly selected tenants were contacted to provide data on their tenancies and the rent they pay.
So far, 84 per cent of the tenants contacted have provided their details. This information is mandatory according to federal law in Article 238 § 2 EGBGB. Failure to provide this information constitutes an administrative offence. The Chemnitz residents affected were informed of this in both the initial letter in July and the reminder letter in August.
The City of Chemnitz has now granted a final deadline of 16 October to submit the information on the tenancy. Citizens who have not submitted the requested data on the tenancy despite repeated postal requests and who have not claimed any reasons for exemption will be reported to the public order office after 16 October in order to initiate administrative offence proceedings in accordance with § 9 of the Chemnitz rent index statutes in conjunction with Article 238 § 4 EGBGB.
The City of Chemnitz would like to thank all participants who responded, as answering the questions also involved effort for each individual.
Background:
In order to be able to show what rent is appropriate for a rental flat in Chemnitz, the City of Chemnitz regularly prepares a new qualified rent index every four years and adjusts it to the current market situation every two years.
The aim of adjusting the rent index is to increase legal certainty for tenants and landlords by transparently presenting the current rent level in Chemnitz. At the same time, the rent index also serves as an assessment basis for the competent courts in legal disputes about appropriate rent levels.
The city can only compile the rent index as a reliable reflection of the rent structure if as many tenants as possible provide information about their tenancy and the rent they pay.
The 10,000 respondents were randomly selected from the residents' register. The answers to the questions asked could be submitted online or in analogue form by returning the questionnaire free of charge