Top German court rules subletting for profit illegal

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2026-01-28

Karlsruhe, Germany (dpa) - Tenants in Germany are not allowed to make profit by subletting their apartment without consent, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday. The legitimate interest of a tenant in subletting is to cover housing-related expenses, not to create the opportunity to make a profit, the Karlsruhe-based court said. The case regarded a landlady who terminated her tenant's contract because he sublet his one-bedroomed flat i......

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