Tenant in Cologne: This is how you avoid termination without notice!

Tenant in Cologne: This is how you avoid termination without notice!

Köln, Deutschland - tenant, watch out! Those who do not pay their additional costs endanger their home. According to the tenant association Cologne, termination without notice is possible if more than one monthly rent is pending on two consecutive dates or more than two monthly rents are not paid. These strict rules can quickly overturn the tenancy.

But what can be billed at all? Financial expert Tenhagen explains that only the additional costs in the rental agreement may be listed. This includes heating costs, water, garbage collection and other operating costs. Important: repair costs, property management and account fees do not fall. Rent law expert Claudia Neumerkel points out that heating costs are billed in relation to consumption and living space, whereby a maximum of 50 percent of the costs can be distributed according to living space. Users should check their consumption values ​​regularly to ensure that the billing is correct.

For detailed information on the regulations of the additional cost statement, see www.mdr.de .