Overview

• Weber-Moritz was elected on June 26 at the 71st German Renters’ Day in Rostock-Warnemünde, succeeding Lukas Siebenkotten upon his retirement
• She pledges to restore rent affordability for tenants regardless of income, location or background and insists that housing is a human right
• Outgoing president Siebenkotten warned that 3.1 million households now spend over 40% of their income on rent, risking a poverty trap
• The Deutscher Mieterbund represents about 1.25 million member households, equivalent to roughly three million renters across Germany
• Weber-Moritz supports the extension of the Mietpreisbremse through 2029 and will push to close loopholes for new and modernized apartments