Overview
- The district issued use prohibitions for seven units in the Boxhagener Platz social preservation area, its first renewed action since 2021.
- Officials resumed enforcement after an administrative lawsuit over an earlier order was withdrawn earlier this year.
- District construction chief Florian Schmidt argues the Mietpreisbremse does not apply to fixed‑term contracts under the Civil Code, enabling higher charges.
- Rents have surged in the borough, with offers above €20 per square meter reported as common and furnished short‑term listings spreading widely.
- Other Berlin districts report similar complaints, and the Senate is preparing a housing protection law that would require permits for temporary furnished rentals and bar them in preservation zones.