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Justice Minister Proposes Tenant Right to Install Air-Conditioning

8/20/2026

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Justice Minister Stephanie Hubig proposes tenancy law granting tenants right to install air-conditioning units.
Reform would strip landlords' veto, allowing blocks only for severe structural risks or historic-preservation rules.
Hubig cited lethal heatwaves that killed thousands as reason for heat-protection measures.
German Tenants' Association president Melanie Weber-Moritz welcomed the proposal as essential health protection.
SPD members, including Hubig, urge constitutional amendment to embed joint climate-adaptation duties in the Basic Law.

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Justice Minister Stephanie Hubig proposes tenancy law granting tenants right to install air-conditioning units.
Reform would strip landlords' veto, allowing blocks only for severe structural risks or historic-preservation rules.
Hubig cited lethal heatwaves that killed thousands as reason for heat-protection measures.
German Tenants' Association president Melanie Weber-Moritz welcomed the proposal as essential health protection.
SPD members, including Hubig, urge constitutional amendment to embed joint climate-adaptation duties in the Basic Law.