Overview
- The state will extend the Mietpreisbremse to 36 municipalities next year and remove Neuenhagen, Hohen Neuendorf, Schöneiche, Hoppegarten and Gosen‑Neu Zittau.
- New leases may be set at no more than 10% above the local comparative rent, and existing rents may rise by a maximum of 15% over three years.
- The ordinance applies only to homes completed before 2014, leaving new builds outside the cap.
- An independent expert report assessing vacancy and demand determined where rent limits will apply and where they will lapse.
- The CDU criticized the move as insufficient without more homebuilding, while the government targets a Landtag decision on building-code changes in the first half of 2026.