Tenancy law: Tenancy protection and temporary contracts

Questioner

At the moment I am renting a house privately At first I had a fixed-term contract of one year Unfortunately I didn't have another home at that time Then I got another contract for six months Now this is almost over and unfortunately I don't have another home yet. Now I was doing some research on rental protection and such and saw that it is not actually possible to give 2 fixed-term contracts and that you automatically obtain a contract for an indefinite period as a result. And so also rent protection Can you tell me if this is correct and if I actually obtained these rights?

Lawyer

I would like to see your rental agreement(s) in order to be able to answer your question specifically, but in principle you are right. Based on new rental regulations in 2016, it is possible to temporarily rent out a home for a maximum period of 2 years. If the rental agreement is not terminated in time or is extended, in principle a rental agreement for an indefinite period is created by operation of law and the tenant obtains full rental protection. It therefore seems to me that you are correct and that you have rental protection.

Lawyer

That is correct if there is no contract based on the Vacancy Act. Many mistakes are made in the interpretation of the law by private landlords and even corporations and real estate agents, whether consciously or not.