What is a Miet­schul­den­frei­heits­be­schei­ni­gung?

By Nicolas Bouliane

The Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung is a letter that you get from your landlord when you move out. It confirms that you don’t owe money to your landlord. You might need it to apply for an apartment. It has no specific format.

Your landlord can refuse to give you a Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung. They can charge a fee for it.1

Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung template

Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung example
A Mietschuldenfreiheitsbescheinigung from a Berlin housing company
Sources and footnotes

  1. homeday.de (May 2025) ⤴