The Berlin Senate on Tuesday approved a five-year rent freeze designed to tame soaring housing costs in the German capital, bowing to pressure from residents angry that their city has become less affordable.
.@Klompscher in der @rbbabendschau zum #Mietendeckel. Mietenstopp und Mietobergrenze sind die Antwort des #Senat auf steigenden Mieten. Getroffen werden die Vermieter, die stark an der Preisschraube drehen. Für kleine Vermieter gibt es Härtefallregelungen.https://t.co/PDZfCMJSv5 pic.twitter.com/CERBk7mItQ
— Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen (@SenSWBerlin) June 17, 2019
The Senator for Urban Development and Housing in Berlin, Katrin Lompscher, said the five-year freeze, which was originally planned to take effect in January 2020, would apply retroactively from June 18.Lompscher is a member of Die Linke [the Left] a German socialist-democratic party.
The German capital became an attractive city for many Israelis and is currently the home of roughly 20,000 Israelis, Maariv reported.
Israeli musician Daniel Gurfinkel was attacked in Berlin in May by a dozen Palestinians who were protesting against the Jewish state.