Temporary letting of primary residence
Are you letting your primary residence temporarily?
Temporarily letting one's own primary residence — often during a fixed-term work assignment, sabbatical, or extended travel — requires a carefully drafted fixed term.
§ 575 (1) (1) BGB allows Eigenbedarf as a permissible ground for a fixed-term tenancy — provided the ground is concretely named in the contract. An invalidly agreed fixed term can result in the tenancy continuing unbefristet, which creates substantial problems on returning to one's own apartment.
Insurance considerations apply on top: building and contents insurance often treat let rooms differently from owner-occupied ones. Tax consequences — for example the treatment of expenses on one's own apartment during the let — are also relevant.
The detailed analysis for this constellation — requirements for the fixed-term ground, insurance and tax notes — is in preparation.
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