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Please send us information on your rental period, information regarding the maximum number of tenants, and, if applicable, any other requests regarding potential tenants in a separate email to: kswitalauuni-potsdampde.
In order to be able to convey your offer as best as possible and to comply with current data protection standards, we kindly request you to send us your housing offer online, via the link above.
The placing service is free of charge. Please note, that we cannot guarentee a successful matching and that we are not liable for the researchers.
Please note that the information provided by you in the online form cannot be temporarily stored.
Should you wish to attach photos or an overview to your accommodation details, you have the option of uploading up to five files in pdf or jpeg format at the end of the online form. Experience has shown that it is easier to find tenants for accommodation listings if photos are attached.
The information provided in the online form as well as any uploaded photos will be made into an overview, which we will then send to scientists who are suited to your offer.
If you yourself are a tenant of the apartment, you require the permission of the landlord to sublet it. It is best to ask for this in writing. The landlord is required to give permission if you as a tenant have a legitimate interest in subletting. See:
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch - §553 (in German only)
In case of unauthorised subletting, the landlord has the right to terminate your contract without notice after unsuccessful warning.
In any case, it is recommended to conclude a written subtenancy agreement with the subtenant. This serves to protect both parties.
You will find further information and forms on the following sites, for example:
In the case of residential property, you can determine the amount of the rent yourself, in line with the local rent index.
For furnished accommodation that is (sub)leased for a limited period of time, it is advisable to set a flat-rate rent, which already includes costs for electricity, water, heating, internet and, if applicable, radio licence fees and final cleaning.
For a living space that is (sub)leased for an open-ended period of time, it is advisable to separate the service charges from the basic rent in order to be able to better address the individual consumption of the tenant.
In both cases it is advisable to consider a deposit payment.
Since November 2015, landlords have been obliged to document the arrival and departure of tenants by means of a confirmation form, called Wohnungsgeberbestätigung. Landlords can be property management companies, apartment owners, or, in the case of subletting, the main tenants of an apartment.
The (sub)tenants must present this confirmation form when registering at the Citizen Services Office (Buergerservice/ Buergeramt).
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14469 Potsdam
Tel.: +49 331 977-1382
Fax: +49 331 977-1798
E-Mail: welcome-center@uni-potsdam.de
