When you move into an apartment, the landlord or main tenant gives you a Wohnungsgeberbestätigung.1 You need this document to register your address.

How to register your address in Berlin ➞

The Wohnungsgeberbestätigung must contain:3

  • The name of the landlord
  • The name and address of the Wohnungsgeber
  • The address of the apartment
  • The names of the people who move in
  • The move-in date

This Wohnungsgeberbestätigung template is an official example from the city of Berlin. You can also use your own template.2

Sources and footnotes

  1. gesetze-im-internet.de, immobilienscout24.de ⤴

  2. reddit.com/r/berlin ⤴

  3. berlin.de ⤴