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Furnished & short-term letting
Letting furnished, on a fixed term or as a sublet: which rules apply and how furniture and inventory are recorded at every handover.
A furnished flat is, in law, an ordinary rented flat. The Mietpreisbremse, security of tenure and the rules on fixed terms (§ 575 BGB) apply here too, unless the flat is let only for temporary use (§ 549 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 BGB). What the furniture mainly changes is this: every handover has more to record.
These guides cover Wohnen auf Zeit and the Zwischenmiete from both sides: fixing the term correctly, subletting with permission, and the Inventarliste that shows at every change what was there.
Guides for tenants
- Kaution for a furnished flat: furniture deductions (2026)
The Kaution for a furnished flat in Germany: you pay nothing for wear on furniture, only the current value for damage. What the landlord must prove and how to push back.
- Furnished flat in Germany: does the Mietpreisbremse apply? (2026)
The Mietpreisbremse covers furnished flats in Germany too, unless let for temporary use. How high the surcharge can be and how to get overpaid rent back.
- Kaution for a Zwischenmiete: amount, return, deductions (2026)
The Kaution for a Zwischenmiete in Germany: at most three months' rent, held separately, only documented damage deducted. Why the main tenant records the handover.
- Zwischenmiete: contract, permission and liability (2026)
Subletting your flat in Germany: you need the landlord's permission and are liable for the interim tenant's damage yourself (§ 540 BGB). What goes in the sublease.
- Finding a Zwischenmieter without landlord trouble (2026)
Finding an interim tenant in Germany: landlord's permission first, then choosing, the sublease and the handover. What to settle first, as you are liable for damage.
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