{"id":368,"date":"2020-04-27T03:47:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T01:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mg-berlin.org\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:12:31","slug":"faq-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mg-berlin.org\/en\/faq-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ about the tenants union"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:8px;}.kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;background:#ffffff;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top-color:rgba(83,151,163,0.5);border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:rgba(83,151,163,0.5);border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgba(83,151,163,0.5);border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:rgba(83,151,163,0.5);border-left-style:solid;}.kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#5397a3;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#5397a3;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#5397a3;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#5397a3;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id368_78af23-6a kt-accordion-has-3-panes kt-active-pane-1 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"true\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane368_59f564-17\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is a tenants union?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>In a tenants union, the well-known union principle is transferred from the field of work to the field of housing. Similar as workers in a company, also tenants share a common social reality: the search for accommodation, unjustified rent increases, experiences of displacement or the conflict with landlords &#8211; a tenants union can be an expression of those different experiences and problems that tenants have to deal with today. A union sought to contribute to the collective mobilization and interests of tenants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane368_9fe2b6-2c\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Why do we need a union, aren\u2019t there other tenants associations and numerous initiatives?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>That&#8217;s true, in Berlin there exist tenants associations with a very large membership base on the one hand, and on the other there is a broad landscape of activist initiatives. We value a union for tenants as a useful and long overdue addition to create a platform for long-term organization and exchange of tenants and activists, as well as to fight collectively for the rights of tenants and to push our demands foreword.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane368_1672ac-6d\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What are your goals and demands? What can a tenants union achieve?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>In view of the numerous problems of renters and the various injustices in the housing market, there are different goals and demands:<a href=\"https:\/\/mg-berlin.org\/wp-admin\/profile.php\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Strengthening the tenant lobby and creating a platform for exchange and organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Storage and transfer knowledge about renting (e.g. tenancy law)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test new actions such as the rent strike and other direct protest actions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The enforcement of the collective interests of renters in opposition to large real estate groups and the landlord lobby<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demanding collective tariff rents and the ban on forced 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But also in other German cities the interest rise in setting up local tenants unions. So the time seems to be right!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane368_5bbb5f-00\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How can I participate?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p>No matter if you have experience or not &#8211; we are looking forward to people who are willing and able to join the initiative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get in touch with us, you can use our <a href=\"https:\/\/mg-berlin.org\/en\/contact-2\/\">contact form<\/a> or send us an email directly to kontakt[@]mg-berlin.de.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-color-footer-text-mod-background-color has-background\">Your questions couldn&#8217;t be answered? 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