We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 vacant apartments

Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by raverbashing on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:04AM (#27781466)

"Works just fine" not actually. That's one of the reasons you see a lot of places going into airbnb (where they get paid more).

I'll give you it works better than some other places because the rights are balanced.

But 3 month termination notices are just an anachronism. German "bureaucracy" still think contracts are forever when they're getting shorter with time.

Yes, I'm giving you the 3 months notice when you could terminate the lease, let's say, with 1 month then have a queue of 10 people ready to rent it again (were you not petty)

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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by allendoerfer on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:16AM (#27781526)

Most landlords are fine with the tenant leaving early, if he provides a follow-up tenant. OP is really describing a non-issue in a landlords market.

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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by jarv on Friday July 09, 2021 @04:15AM (#27781519)

Oh man, don't get me started. The 3 _calendar_ month notice that needs to be sent in writing (or faxed) is so ridiculous and I wonder if it is done to make it more difficult to get out of contracts. In my case, I had no idea that the written notice receive date matters (unlike the US, where you typically use the postmark date), due to mail delay because of a holiday my notice arrived 2 days late and that was enough to make them pay for another month despite there being an incredible amount of demand in Berlin for apartments.

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Re:We replaced rental brokers with software and filled 200 v... by CaptainZapp on Friday July 09, 2021 @06:04AM (#27782141)

> unlike the US, where you typically use the postmark date)

I'd wager that it's really up to you to familiarize yourself with local laws and customs.

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