While I'm very sympathetic with the argument that there's not enough affordable housing in Berlin, any ruling against Eigenbedarf is likely to reduce that, by forcing small renters out of the market. For example, if you get a job in Brussels for a couple of years, do you rent out your apartment, or are you afraid you can never get back into it anyway and just sell it, or loan it to your kids?
This kind of problem killed rent control in Cambridge MA – apartment owners took the issue to commonwealth-wide ballot, and of course the rural areas couldn't believe you couldn't move back in to your own house if you wanted to. (Massachusetts is one of two commonwealths in the USA, which actually has only 48 states...)
While I'm very sympathetic with the argument that there's not enough affordable housing in Berlin, any ruling against Eigenbedarf is likely to reduce that, by forcing small renters out of the market. For example, if you get a job in Brussels for a couple of years, do you rent out your apartment, or are you afraid you can never get back into it anyway and just sell it, or loan it to your kids?
This kind of problem killed rent control in Cambridge MA – apartment owners took the issue to commonwealth-wide ballot, and of course the rural areas couldn't believe you couldn't move back in to your own house if you wanted to. (Massachusetts is one of two commonwealths in the USA, which actually has only 48 states...)
"Blood of my (rich) enemies"? I'll have that double