The content of this website has been machine translated. Many current web browsers offer further support for the translation of the original German content as part of their functionality.
Housing and moving
Whether you are renting, you own a flat or house or you are planning to
move, you can find information on housing and moving house here.
If you require long-term care, it may be necessary to adapt your living environment to your individual needs. You can apply to your long-term care insurance provider for financial assistance to cover necessary adaptations and renovations.
If you are temporarily unable to use your tax-subsidized property yourself due to a work-related absence, your housing subsidy account will not be closed under certain conditions.
As the owner of property subject to property tax, you will receive a property tax assessment notice from the tax office, on the basis of which the municipality entitled to levy property tax will set the property tax.
Would you like to dispose of residual waste? This is the responsibility of your local waste disposal company, which is also responsible for the disposal of residual waste in addition to the various types of separate waste collection.
If you wish to file a complaint against a provider for violating the provisions of the Geoblocking Regulation, you can submit a complaint to the Federal Network Agency.
If you are in a social emergency, you cantake advantage of advice on help to overcome particular social difficulties.However, this social emergency must go beyond the general risks of life and involve social exclusion.
If your financial situation or living circumstances have changed, this may also lead to a reduction in housing benefit. You are obliged to inform the housing benefit authority immediately of any changes that could lead to a reduction in housing benefit.
A restriction on access to information in the resident registration system is entered only under strict conditions.
To do so, you must demonstrate that information from the...
You have the possibility to object to the transmission of your own data to parties, electoral groups and other sponsors of election proposals. The objection has the effect that...
After registering or deregistering with the registration office, you will receive written confirmation in the form of an official registration confirmation.
The official...
Information on the disposal of garden waste and green waste. Some local authorities also offer the option of purchasing a flat-rate card or a 10-person card for more frequent green waste disposal.
If you move out of your sole residence and do not move into another residence in Germany, you must deregister. This is regularly the case if you move abroad.
If you move within...
When you move into an apartment, you must register.
You do not need to deregister with the registration office in whose area of responsibility the previous apartment was located.
If you move into a new home, you must register in person with the registration office responsible for you at your new place of residence within two weeks of moving in.
If you already receive housing benefit, you must report certain changes in your personal circumstances such as the number of household members, rent, charges or income.
If you move out of an apartment and do not move into another apartment in Germany, you must deregister.
The most important cases are moving abroad or deregistering a secondary...
If you are moving to Germany from another member state, you will find the most important information on the obligation to register and the applicable deadlines here.
