Brake rents together! A proposal for a campaign and practice for rent control
Sammel-AG, DWE
We will present a campaign to (collectively) “brake” rents, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and talk about whether and how the campaign can be established in other cities.
The “rent brake” is one of the few instruments that tenants can use to defend themselves against high rents. The problem is that many tenants do not make use of this option. The Sammel-AG (collection work group) of Deutsche Wohnen & Co enteignen has designed a campaign on rent control to encourage more tenants to (collectively) apply the “rent brake”.
In the workshop, we will first present our current status and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the plans. Afterwards, we want to talk to you about whether and how the campaign can be established in other cities.
