Berlin Preservation Areas: What Landlords Need to Know About the New Administrative Regulations

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At a Glance New (April 24, 2026): Stephan Machulik, State Secretary for Housing at the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing, has provided an important clarification to Wunderflats: apartments that were already rented on a mid-term basis are protected under existing use protection (Bestandsschutz). Internal Directive, Not Law: The new Berlin administrative regulation […]