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Rent reduction: For noise, mildew and more

CONNY helps you to have the defects removed and to enforce the rent reduction.

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"All I did was wash
or throw away. Mildew
was crawling out
of every pore. “

Isabell from Berlin

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Provide online all important information about your rental shortage.

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Receive free assessment from experts.

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You can then decide whether you want to commission CONNY to eliminate the defects, reduce the rent and reclaim rent payments.

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You only pay if we have been successful for you.

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Simple and reliable

CONNY's intelligent and automated system enables the tenancy law experts to comprehensively evaluate your entries based on the legal situation, current judgements and other factors.

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Our experts continue to enforce your rights as a tenant as usual - now as part of CONNY, the new platform for consumer protection. The service remains the same for you.

Reduce the rent in 3 steps

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Report the apartment defects

  • Provide online all important information about your rental shortage.
  • Upload the rental contract and photos of the defects on secure servers.
  • CONNY will check the information and give a first assessment without obligation.
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Assign CONNY

  • CONNY will enforce your claims for removal of defects, rent reduction and reclaim of rent payments.
  • Based on our experience from many thousands of cases, we usually succeed in clarifying your case directly with the landlord.
  • If necessary, our contract lawyers will go to court for you. CONNY takes over all legal costs.
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Have the defect eliminated and save rent

  • The defect will be removed by the landlord.
  • Your rent is reduced for the duration of the defect.
  • You will get your money back for the previous months.
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Frequently asked questions

The precondition for a reduction in rent is that the tenant has not caused the defect himself and that the defect was not known at the time of conclusion of the rental agreement (§ 536 para. 1 BGB). Frequently occurring defects for which you can claim a rent reduction are, for example

  1. Mildew
  2. Humidity
  3. Heating failure
  4. Insufficient cold or hot water supply
  5. Noise
  6. Vermin
  7. Wrong living space in the rental contract
  8. Water damage
  9. Defective lift
  10. Impairments due to construction sites

Depending on the defect, the tenant can demand different rent reductions. Basically, the amount of the permissible rent reduction depends on how much the defect affects life in the apartment.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to say in general terms which deficiency reduces the rent by how many percent. Although there are guidelines for, for example, noise protection, heating the apartment or nuisance from cigarette smoke, in the end the individual circumstances of each case are decisive for the exact amount of the rent reduction. However, the rent reduction always refers to the gross rent, i.e. including all additional costs.

Important: In order to avoid the risk of termination, for example, if it turns out that the rent reduction was too high or unjustified, you should pay the full rent subject to recovery. To be on the safe side, have your case checked legally.

As a tenant, you have the right in the event of a rental deficiency to have the landlord remedy the deficiency immediately and at his own expense. In addition, you may be entitled to a rent reduction for the period during which the defect existed.

Important: As a tenant, you have the obligation to notify the landlord of the defect. The notification of defects should always be made in writing. You should describe the defect very precisely or, if necessary, have it verified by an expert so that the landlord can rectify the defect. The legislator prescribes that a correct notice of defect to the landlord must be made "immediately". If the submission is delayed, you as a tenant may be deprived of the right to a rent reduction. A rent reduction is therefore not possible retroactively. Whoever continues to pay the rent in full without reservation despite the defects cannot claim anything back later. To prevent this, you should inform your landlord as soon as possible after the occurrence of defects.

If you commission CONNY with the enforcement of a rent reduction and the elimination of the rental defect, you will receive an individual offer after reviewing the facts.

If you have already remedied the defect yourself and CONNY was able to successfully obtain a compensation payment, ⅓ of the negotiated compensation will be charged as commission.

News about rent reduction

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The CONNY services at a glance

Tenancy law

CONNY helps you with many topics around your rent. For example with a rent reduction, the defence against a rent increase or helps you with the tenant protection in case of disputes with your landlord.

Labour Law

If you have already received a notice of termination, CONNY will support your severance pay. With the cover letter you can also insure yourself against future labour law cases right now.

Internet

Only pay for what you get - that's fair. Under EU law, you are entitled to contract performance. CONNY helps you to reduce your internet costs or to terminate your DSL contract early.