Overview
- Verena Hubertz proposes tighter rules for furnished rentals, calling for clear separation of base rent and furniture charges to stop misuse of exemptions from the rent cap.
- She flags index-linked leases as a risk after recent price spikes and points to a Justice Ministry expert commission tasked with drafting concrete reforms.
- Hubertz urges Länder to adopt a Hessen-style Fehlbelegungsabgabe so higher‑income tenants in subsidised housing pay a surcharge that recycles into social construction.
- She cites roughly €50 billion in social-housing funding through 2029, including €23.5 billion from the federal government typically more than doubled by the states.
- Reactions include Left leader Jan van Aken demanding swift action and fines up to €100,000 for rent gouging, while Mietrecht changes fall to Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig and no new law has been enacted.