Overview
- He called for rigorous monitoring of the Mietpreisbremse and ongoing support for the Mietprüfstelle to identify and remedy overcharged rents.
- Krach urged high fines and criminal consequences for systematic rent overcharging, saying he would pull out all the stops against such practices.
- He framed family-friendliness as an affordable city where low-income households and diverse family forms have equal opportunities.
- He declared his goal for Berlin to become the family metropolis of Europe, positioning social policy alongside housing enforcement.
- The remarks came at the SPD Landesparteitag in Berlin-Friedrichshain as he campaigns as SPD lead candidate for the September 2026 Abgeordnetenhaus election.