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There are 51 services for Housing and moving

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.

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Apply for a certificate of eligibility for housing

A Housing Entitlement Certificate (WBS) is required to move into apartments that have been subsidized under the state housing programs. There is a fixed rental price for...

Apply for a change of main residence

As a person subject to registration, you must notify the registration authority of any change in your main residence within two weeks.

Apply for a housing benefit increase

If your total income has decreased or the number of household members has increased, you can apply for a housing benefit increase.

Apply for a registration certificate

Upon request, your city, municipality or Verbandsgemeinde will also issue you with a special confirmation of registration in the form of a registration certificate (e.g. for...

Apply for housing security and homeless assistance

The essential task of homeless assistance is to help people in particularly difficult social situations, in financial emergencies or in housing issues. Comprehensive advice,...

Apply for information blocking in the population register

A blocking of information in the population register is only entered under strict conditions. To this end, you must credibly demonstrate that you or another person may be...

Apply for official confirmation of registration

After your registration or deregistration at the registration authority, you will receive a written confirmation in the form of an official confirmation of registration. The...

Apply for one-off benefits

Relocation, pregnancy, birth: If you lack the money for certain situations in your life, you can apply for one-off benefits.

Apply for subsidies for care-friendly improvements to living space

If you are in need of care, it may be necessary to adapt the living environment to your individual needs. You can apply to your nursing care fund for financial support for...

Applying for authorisation to restrict traffic space

If you want to use the public transport space during construction work or events, you must apply for a permit from the local road traffic authority.

Applying for further approval for housing benefit

To ensure that the housing benefit payment is not interrupted, you should apply for continued housing benefit 2 months before the end of the approval period.

Applying for housing benefit

Here you can find out whether you are entitled to housing benefit and how to apply for it.

Broadcasting fee - Apply for exemption

If you receive state social benefits, you can be exempted from the broadcasting fee. The same applies to deafblind people and recipients of assistance for the blind.

Broadcasting fee - Register a discount

If you have a severely disabled pass with the mark "RF", you can receive a reduction in your broadcasting fee. You will then pay a reduced contribution of EUR 5.83.

Broadcasting fee - add further apartments

If you rent or buy a second or secondary apartment to your existing apartment, you must register it with the contribution service. This also applies to exclusively privately...

Broadcasting fee in the private sector - Notify changes

If you move, your bank details or your name changes, please inform the contribution service of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio.

Connection of a plot of land to the public drinking water supply

If you are the owner of a plot of land where drinking water is needed, you must have the property connected to the supply facility of the responsible municipality (municipality...

Deregister broadcasting fee

If the broadcasting fee obligation ceases to apply to you, you can report this or deregister online. The broadcasting fee obligation does not apply if you: - live as a...

Deregister your place of residence

If you move out of an apartment and do not move into another apartment in The country, you must deregister. The most important cases are moving abroad or deregistering a...

Dispose of bulky waste

The disposal of bulky waste can by pick-up by personal delivery at a central location follow.

Dispose of bulky waste by collection

The collection of bulky waste can be done by fixed collection dates or collection on request.

Dispose of bulky waste by personal delivery

Bulky waste can be handed in personally at the acceptance options.

Dispose of electronic waste

The waste disposal of private households and thus also the disposal of electronic waste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and district-free cities...

Dispose of garden waste

The waste disposal of private households and thus also of garden waste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and district-free cities as public waste...

Dispose of household waste

The disposal of waste and thus also of household waste / residual waste from private households as well as other disposal waste from other areas of origin is the task of the...

Dispose of organic waste

The waste disposal of private households and thus also of biowaste from private households is the responsibility of the districts and independent cities as public waste disposal...

Dispose of problematic substances

The waste disposal of private households and thus also of problematic substances from private households is the responsibility of the districts and district-free cities as...

Dispose of recyclable materials

The waste disposal of private households and thus also of problematic substances is the responsibility of the districts and district-free cities as public waste disposal providers.

Dispose of waste paper

The disposal of waste and thus also waste paper from private households is the task of the districts and independent cities.

Housing allowance change

Under certain conditions, the amount of your housing benefit may change. Here you can find out when this is the case.

Log out of your secondary residence

If you move out of an adjoining apartment and do not move into another apartment in The country, you must deregister for that apartment.

Notification of the property tax measurement amount received

If you are the owner of real estate (or in the new federal states users of agricultural and forestry assets) who are not exempt from property tax, the tax office will issue you...

Obligation to report - Register inland waterway vessels/seafarers

If you move to an inland waterway vessel that is registered for a ship register in Germany, you must register. If you sail on a seagoing vessel that is entitled to fly the...

Pay drinking water levy

The drinking water supply of citizens or customers must cover costs. The respective supplier is therefore charged a fee for the direct delivery of drinking water, which,...

Pay property tax

Do you have real estate? Then you are subject to property tax, distinguishing between property tax A – for agricultural and forestry companies and property tax B – for all other...

Pay waste fee

Homeowners and property owners receive fee notices from the competent authority about the garbage fees to be paid by them. The fee scale is intended to create effective...

Property tax assessment for agricultural and forestry land or agricultural and forestry enterprises received

The property tax is a municipal tax that is levied on the property located on the municipal territory.

Property tax assessment for real estate received

The property tax is a municipal tax that is levied on the property located on the municipal territory.

Provision of aerial photographs and digital orthophotos

Aerial photographs and derived digital orthophotos (DOP) from different epochs of the state are kept in the state aerial photo collection of the State Office for Surveying and...

Re-register your place of residence

If you move, you must register at your new place of residence.For children up to the age of 16, the person in whose home the children are moving must register. If necessary, the...

Register a secondary residence

If you move into an apartment that you do not primarily use, you must register it as an adjoining apartment.

Register employment of a domestic help on a mini-job basis

If you employ a domestic help on a mini-job basis, you must register it by household check procedure.

Register your apartment

Anyone who moves into an apartment must register with the registration office within two weeks of moving in.

Register your main residence

If you move into an apartment, you must register. You do not need to deregister from the registration authority in whose area of responsibility the previous apartment was located.

Request advice on the prevention, recovery and disposal of waste

The responsible body offers you advice on environmentally friendly disposal and avoidance of unnecessary waste.

Request arbitration in disputes with telecommunications providers

If you are arguing with your telecommunications provider, you can contact the Consumer Arbitration Board Telecommunications of the Federal Network Agency under certain...

Request information and transmission blocks in the population register for information to parties, etc.

You have the option of objecting to the transmission of your own data to parties, voter groups and other carriers of election proposals. The objection means that your data will...

Second home tax

The cities and municipalities can decide, on their own responsibility and with municipal financial responsibility, whether and to what extent they want to levy second home tax...

View rent index

If you would like to know the amount of rent in the apartments in your area, you can find out about it in the rent index of your city or municipality.