Beste Umzug Redaktion

Why double rent arises, how the notice period under § 573c BGB is calculated, what a replacement tenant really achieves and when storage shortens the overlap.

Meter readings, keys, defects with photos: what belongs in the handover report – and why the landlord's claims for damages become time-barred six months after the return.

A right to a replacement tenant usually only exists with a clause in the lease. How to propose candidates, what happens to the deposit and when a transfer fee is invalid.

Tenants give three months' notice: received by the third working day, ending at the close of the month after next, in writing signed by all tenants (§ 568 BGB).

No fixed deadline, but clear rules: what the Federal Court of Justice says about the review period, when part may be kept for service charges and how to avoid deductions.

Registering online: in Berlin with the online ID function, PIN, BundID and an uploaded landlord confirmation – no appointment, free of charge, two-week deadline.

Contents: report the move, adjust living space and sum insured. Car: the regional class depends on the keeper's main residence. Plus liability and health insurance.

Electricity: special termination with six weeks' notice (§ 41b EnWG). Internet moves with the same term, otherwise one month's notice (§ 60 TKG). Plus subscriptions and bank.

Deregister at your old address, register at the new one: deadlines, responsible offices, tax tags. In Berlin: €120 for the first dog, register within one month.

You also register a secondary residence within two weeks (§ 17 BMG). Since 2025 Berlin charges 20% of the net basic rent as second home tax – exemptions and process.

Forgot to register: two-week deadline (§ 17 BMG), fines of up to €1,000 (§ 54 BMG), catch up immediately. What applies to second homes, landlords and cars.

Bürgeramt appointment after moving: book via service.berlin.de in Berlin or register online, two-week deadline, landlord confirmation, free of charge.