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Real offices, advice centres and organisations in Berlin that help newcomers — with languages, costs and official sources.

Tenant associations

5 results

    • Official
    • Free

    Every Berlin district runs open tenant advice sessions that all tenants living in the district can use free of charge, with no membership and no income limit. Advisers answer questions on your lease, rent increases,…

    German
    • Official
    • Free

    A free service for all Berlin tenant households that checks whether your rent breaks the rent cap (Mietpreisbremse). When a new lease starts, the rent may as a rule be no more than 10% above the local comparative rent.…

    German, English
  • Tenant associations

    Berliner MieterGemeinschaft

    • Non-profit

    A tenant association with advice sessions in many districts, mostly on weekdays and often in the evening. In 2026 standard membership costs €75 a year including legal costs insurance for disputes with your landlord (€51…

    German, Turkish
    Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
    • Non-profit

    Berlin's largest tenant association, with more than 190,000 members. Members get legal advice from lawyers in every district, phone and email advice, letters to landlords, and legal costs insurance (three-month waiting…

    German
  • Tenant associations

    Mieterschutzbund Berlin

    • Non-profit

    A tenant association founded in 1953 that advises members on rent increases, service-charge bills, defects and rent reductions, redecoration duties and other tenancy questions, in person or by phone. Membership has a…

    German
    Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf