Overview
- Berliner Mieterverein says owner self‑use eviction notices (Eigenbedarfskündigungen) will remain a major driver of displacement and expects demand for tenant consultations to stay high or increase.
- The association urges tenants who receive such notices to seek legal advice and not respond hastily or give in to pressure to move out.
- An evaluation of 551 advisory cases since 2020 highlights patterns the group says are prone to misuse, noting that claims for self‑occupation are hard to verify.
- About 20% of the notices followed disputes over allegedly excessive rent, and at least 13% involved flats sold within the previous three years.
- Roughly one in four notices was followed by an eviction lawsuit, while city data show more than 7,500 eviction suits and over 2,200 evictions in 2024, not all tied to owner self‑use.