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.

Services:

Apply for a certificate of eligibility for housing

If you would like to move into social housing, you first need a certificate of eligibility for housing. You must apply for this at the relevant office.

Apply for a grant for measures to improve the living environment under long-term care insurance

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

Apply for an extract from the property register (parcel and ownership certificate)

Apply here for a descriptive certificate for a property for information and planning on property matters.

Apply for an extract from the real estate map (parcel map)

Apply here for a parcel map or a site plan for information and planning on property matters.

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.

Applying for consideration of a job-related relocation to avoid the closure of the housing subsidy account

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.

Batteries - Disposal

Here you will find information on the disposal of used batteries.

Broadcasting fee - apply for exemption

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

Broadcasting fee in the private sector Re-registration

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

Bulky waste - disposal

Bulky waste is collected and disposed of separately from household waste due to its bulkiness.

Certificate of residence / registration

Your city, municipality or administrative community will issue you with a residence / registration certificate on request if you are registered there with a main or secondary...

Change residence

If you have and live in several apartments, one apartment is your main apartment, all others are secondary apartments. If there are any changes, you must inform your registration office.

Change your place of residence

If you move, you must register at your new place of residence.

Collect rent index

A rent index is regularly compiled in many cities and municipalities in Germany.

Deregister broadcasting fee

If you are no longer required to pay the broadcasting fee, you can report this.

Deregister residence

If you move abroad or give up your secondary residence, you must deregister your place of residence.

Deregister secondary residence

If you move out of a secondary residence and do not move into another domestic residence, you must deregister for that residence.

Disagreeing with information from the population register against groups

If you do not want your your own data to be passed on to parties, voter groups, the press or radio, then you can object to data being disclosed or passed on.

Drinking water fee

Here you can get information about the drinking water supply to your home or property and the associated costs.

Equal Treatment Body for EU Workers (EU-GS)

The Equal Treatment Office for EU Workers provides comprehensive information on living and working in Germany in eleven EU languages.

Establishment of a conditional blocking notice in the population register

To protect your personal interests, you can have a conditional blocking notice entered in the register of residents.

Forwarding order

The forwarding service offers you the option of having your mail redirected to the new address, e.g., in the event of a move, even though the sender sent it to the old address....

Granting access to the real estate register

You can obtain an overview of the local location of a parcel of land and the available surveying documents by inspecting the real estate register.

Hand in hazardous waste for disposal

The disposal of hazardous waste from private households is the responsibility of the public waste disposal authorities.

Hand in old electrical appliances for disposal

The disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment from private households is the responsibility of the public waste disposal authorities.

Hand in residual waste for disposal

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.

Housing benefit change notification

Has your total income increased, your rent burden or the number of household members decreased? Then you must notify the housing benefit authority of these changes.

Housing benefit continued benefit application

Is the approval period for your housing benefit coming to an end? Then you should submit a new application in good time before your approval period expires in order to ensure continued housing benefit payments.

Housing benefit increase application

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

Housing benefit initial application

If the income of your private household is not sufficient to cover the costs of adequate housing, you can apply for housing benefit.

IHK Recycling Exchange

The IHK Recycling Exchange brings together supply and demand for recyclable waste. Do you need recyclable materials yourself in order to make optimum use of your facilities? ...

Issue registration confirmation

If you register your residence at the municipal administration, then you will receive a registration confirmation.

Landlord confirmation

If you have moved, you will need a confirmation from your landlord to register your new place of residence.

Obligation to register for inland skippers and seafarers

If you move to a ship and do not have a residence within Germany, you have a special obligation to register.

Place of residence - registration of the sole or main residence

If you move into an apartment, you must register with the relevant registration office within two weeks.

Place of residence Deregistration of sole or main residence

Are you moving abroad? If you move out of your sole residence and do not move into another residence in the country, you must deregister.

Property tax fixing

Property tax is levied by the municipality on whose territory the property is located.

Property tax notice for land received

Property tax is a municipal tax levied on real property located within the municipality's territory.

Receive and review rent index

Information on the local comparative rent in your area can be found in the rent index, if one is available for your city or municipality.

Receive notice of the property tax assessment amount

If you are the owner of real property (or in the new federal states, users of agricultural and forestry property) that is not exempt from real property tax, the tax office will issue a real property tax assessment notice to you.

Receive real estate tax assessment for land used for agriculture and forestry or agricultural and forestry enterprises

Property tax is a municipal tax levied on real property located within the municipality's territory.

Register address book block

The address book block can be entered for the main or sole residence or the secondary residence upon application. It is entered without further verification.

Register apartment

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

Register secondary residence

If you move into an apartment that you do not use primarily, you must register it as a secondary residence with the relevant registration office within two weeks.

Registering the broadcasting fee in the private sector

We all have to pay broadcasting fees to finance public service broadcasting. The broadcasting fee is levied per home in the private sector.

Report employment of domestic help and other household-related services on a mini-job basis

If you employ domestic help on a mini-job basis, you must register them using the household cheque procedure.

Request information block in the population register

If they are exposed to certain dangers, then you can apply for a block on information in the civil register.

Request repair bonus 3.0

Is your electrical appliance no longer working as it should? If you have it repaired instead of buying a new one, you can get a bonus for it.

Second home tax

If you have a duplex or secondary residence in addition to your primary residence, then you may be required to pay a duplex tax.

Special use of roads - request parking lot closure for parade

If you are moving or are making or expecting deliveries and drop-offs, you can apply for a temporary no-parking zone.

Submitting a complaint due to violation of the provisions of the Geo-blocking Regulation

If you wish to complain about a provider for violating the provisions of the Geoblocking Regulation, you can submit a complaint to the Federal Network Agency.

Temporary or permanent relocation to another Member State

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.

Traffic sign - request installation (StVO)

Traffic control measures, such as the erection of traffic signs, are ordered by the road traffic authorities.

Waste charges

Here you will find information on municipal waste charges.

Waste paper disposal

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

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