The privately rented apartment is a very special economic asset.
For some it is retirement provision, capital investment or simply a piece of property that is dearly loved.
For the others it is sometimes an expensive living space.
In times of rapidly rising rents, the conflicts between the two sides increase.
A few days ago the Federal Constitutional Court again passed a fundamental decision.
For the first time, the constitutional judges took a position on the rent brake, which has been used gradually in many cities and municipalities since June 2015. The court found that the instrument does not violate the Basic Law. The Karlsruhe judges had already dismissed the complaint by a Berlin landlady in July. Now two requests for control by the Berlin Regional Court were unsuccessful.