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Almost 2000 forced evictions in Berlin last year

Every year, hundreds of apartments in the capital are evicted because people fall behind with their rent. In 2022, there were significantly more than a year earlier.

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The words "Prevent evictions" can be seen on the firewall of a residential building. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
The words "Prevent evictions" can be seen on the firewall of a residential building. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Social affairs - Almost 2000 forced evictions in Berlin last year

The number of forced home evictions in Berlin rose significantly last year. According to the federal government, there were 1931 evictions in the capital, compared to 1668 in 2021, according to the Ministry of Justice's response to a question from Left Party MP Caren Lay. The background is mostly rent debts.

According to the ministry, at least 27,319 apartments were forcibly evicted nationwide in 2022. The most cases were in North Rhine-Westphalia (8690), Bavaria (2579), Lower Saxony (2288) and Saxony (2265). In terms of the number of residents, Brandenburg (1085), Bremen (413), Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hamburg (902) recorded the most evictions.

Left-wing politician Lay demanded that evictions for rent arrears should be canceled and "evictions into homelessness" should be prohibited. "If the federal government does not act, even more people will lose their apartments and homes, because rents are being raised dramatically," said Lay. "Every eviction is one too many."

Lay even expects the total number of evictions to be around 30,000 in 2022. The reason for this is that the federal government has not provided data for all federal states. If you add missing data for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, as listed in the Deutsche Gerichtsvollzieher Zeitung, the total number is increased by around 2,000 apartments, as the Left Party emphasizes. In the previous year, more than 29,000 homes in Germany were evicted.

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  1. Despite the high number of evictions in Berlin, the Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia, a federal state in Germany, reported the highest number of forced evictions nationwide in 2022.
  2. The federal government's inaction on canceling evictions for rent arrears and prohibiting "evictions into homelessness" could lead to an estimated 30,000 evictions in Germany, as suggested by Left Party MP Caren Lay.
  3. Lay also suggested that the total number of evictions could be over 30,000 if data from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein, two other German federal states, is included.
  4. The increase in forced evictions in Berlin is attributed primarily to rent debts, a social issue that affects many residents, particularly those living in apartments.
  5. The rise in evictions has sparked concerns and calls for action from politicians like Lay, who emphasize that every eviction represents a loss of living space and a potential hardship for an individual or family.

Source: www.stern.de

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