Understanding rental in the asylum home: Refugees fight against high fees!

Understanding rental in the asylum home: Refugees fight against high fees!

is currently being negotiated before the administrative court in Potsdam. Mehdi Ayardeh, an asylum seeker born in 1981, fights against the exorbitant fees that the district of Oberhavel demands for its accommodation in a community accommodation. Since 2018, the district has been demanding an impressive 288 euros per month, which, according to its lawyer Anja Lederer, is considered a "usury rental". In comparison, the local rent for comparable living space in Hennigsdorf is only 154 euros, such as nd-aktuell.de reported .

ayardeh, which came to Germany in 2015 and has now worked in a permanent job, perceives the required fees as unfair, since they are in no way in relation to the living conditions and its income. Apart from the financial burden, he tells how cramped and restrictively life in the shared accommodation is. He was not allowed to bring his own furniture to his room and had to keep strict visiting times. In view of the low wages he deserved during his time, Ayardeh criticizes the systematic disadvantages for working refugees. According to taz.de , the cost of living is dramatic in the asylum procedure, which makes integration and the chances of a new life strongly.

This lawsuit is not only an individual case, but also reflects a far -reaching problem: in Brandenburg and nationwide, many asylum seekers have to deal with high accommodation fees that often do not correspond to fair pricing. Lederer Lederer refers to a judgment by the Bavarian Administrative Court, which says that such fees violate the principle of welfare. The judge in Potsdam, Reiner Roeling, expressed an understanding of the situation of those affected, but indicated that he had to adhere to existing legal framework. This creates the pressure on politics, fair and appropriate regulations for the accommodation of refugees, all the greater, while many have to continue to live in precarious conditions.