Housing Update 19 February of news from 1 April After special rental conditions were temporarily introduced last year for residents in need, the regular conditions now apply again. This also applies, for example, to the period of notice, which is now two months again, as stipulated in the contract. The special regulation on subletting is still maintained. At present, subletting is therefore not permitted. In order to continue to mitigate social hardship during the pandemic, Studierendenwerk continues to offer individual assistance to residents in need.
This can be arranged with the Housing Office in cases of proven need. It is our goal to alleviate cases of social hardship, which have been caused by the protective measures to contain the Corona epidemic. The measures are as follows. Waiving of the notice period Tenants who need or want to leave their rental objects due to Corona restrictions on short notice, currently do not have to abide by the notice period.
The tenant can move out immediately. The reason for the cancellation needs to be added on the informal cancellation, Reasons could be, e. Extensions without complying to the regular extension guidelines Tenants, who, due to the Corona restrictions cannot leave their rental object, can apply for an exceptional extension even if they do not comply to the regular extension guidelines.
The application can be informal, an e-mail is sufficient, if the reason for the extension request has been provided. There is currently no deadline for handing in the application. The exceptionally extended rental period can be up until 30th September Reasons for an exceptional extension may be:. Should the currently rented room already have a new tenant, other options within the dormitory will be checked for.
Alternatively, other dormitories will also be checked for available rooms. These checks and potential allocations need to take place individually according to availability.
