The Bundestag passes a law that will in future allow owners to contribute to the climate tax for heating. The worse the building is insulated, the higher the share of the CO2 price that landlords have to pay. On the other hand, associations of real estate groups want to sue.
From next year, landlords are to assume part of the CO2 costs that tenants have so far borne alone. The Bundestag passed a corresponding law in the afternoon. Thanks to a step-by-step model, the lower the energy balance of the building, the higher the participation for the landlord. The homeowners association
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The housing policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Daniel Föst, had assured after the agreement in the traffic light that the bureaucratic effort for everyone involved should remain as low as possible. "There shouldn't be any further burdens, especially for micro and small landlords. They often offer affordable living space without a great return. We have to keep an eye on that."
The CO2 price has been due on heating oil, natural gas, petrol or diesel since the beginning of 2021 - the price per tonne of CO2 is currently 30 euros, by 2025 it is expected to rise to 45 euros per tonne. This also increases heating costs. So far, they can be fully passed on to the tenants. So there is no incentive for landlords to invest in the energetic renovation of their houses and apartments.
The traffic light coalition agreed on the last changes to the planned phased model on Wednesday. In the case of buildings with poor values - measured in terms of CO2 emissions per square meter - landlords have to bear 95 percent of the CO2 costs. "We are thus providing additional incentives for necessary investments," explained SPD MP Bernhard Daldrup. In the highest building efficiency level, the tenants bear the entire CO2 costs.
