Housing commitment for subsidized housing; application for a temporary exemption from occupancy commitments

Social rental housing is subject to occupancy restrictions. This creates an obligation for the person entitled to dispose of the subsidized rental housing to only let it to people who meet certain requirements.

In individual cases, there may be sufficient reasons to permit the transfer or use of the subsidized housing in deviation from the occupancy restrictions. To this end, an application must be made to release the socially tied housing from occupancy restrictions. In contrast to a release from the ties, the exemption can only be granted for a limited period of time.

The competent authority may temporarily release the person entitled to dispose of the property from occupancy obligations if

• there is no longer an overriding public interest in them or
• due to an overriding public interest, in particular the creation or maintenance of socially stable resident structures or an overriding legitimate private interest, adherence to these is no longer required.