The telephones for advice from tenants’ associations and housing associations have been running hot for weeks: In view of the energy crisis, citizens are worried about massively increasing additional costs for their homes. Inquiries on the subject of operating costs, as the technical term goes, are likely to increase in the next few weeks: billing is usually based on the calendar year. In this case, landlords must have sent their tenants the utility bill for 2021 by December 31 of this year. The latter must reckon with considerable additional demands. Since the ancillary costs are usually debited from the landlord’s account first, he can also get into financial difficulties – especially if the property has a loan. What tenants and landlords can do to get through the crisis as well as possible.
Energy and high additional costs: what rights tenants and landlords have – style
