Data from the German government. <More than 27,319 apartments were forcibly evicted in 2022 for this reason, according to the German government's response to a question from the Left Party in parliament. <Failure to pay outstanding rents is the most common reason for losing housing. Karen Lai, housing and rent expert for the opposition Left Party, called for the abolition of lease termination for late payment of rent, and a ban on ”evictions that lead to homelessness.”
She added that evictions are the most common cause of homelessness. She warned: “If the German government doesn't act, people will lose their homes.”
She added. "If the German government does not act, more people will lose their homes and shelter due to skyrocketing rents," she warned, calling each forced eviction "too much."
According to the government's response, it is "too much."
According to the government's response, it is too much. According to the government response, the majority of forced evictions (8690) occurred in North Rhine-Westphalia, followed by Bavaria (2579), Lower Saxony (2288) and Saxony (2265). In relation to the population of each state, the states with the highest number of evictions are Brandenburg (1085), North Rhine-Westphalia (902) and Bremen (413).
According to the government's response, the highest number of forced evictions occurred in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, followed by Bavaria (2579), Lower Saxony (2288) and Saxony (2265). Lai estimated the total number of forced evictions last year at around 30,000, and attributed the higher number she estimated than the government's response to the fact that the response did not include data for all states.
The number of forced evictions in the past year was higher than the number cited by the government in its response.
The number of forced evictions from housing units in Germany exceeded 29,000 cases in 2021.
The number of forced evictions from housing units in Germany exceeded 29,000 cases in 2021.
