Overview

• The SPD in Schleswig-Holstein has called on the state government to back Hamburg's proposal for federal tenant protection reforms.
• Key measures include extending eviction notice periods from three to six months and limiting personal-use claims to close relatives.
• The proposal seeks to shift the burden of proof from tenants to landlords to demonstrate no housing alternatives exist.
• Compensation for tenants facing unjustified personal-use evictions is also a central feature of the initiative.
• The SPD highlights the growing housing shortage and rising rents as drivers of increased eviction notices, which many tenants see as existential threats.