How warm does a rental apartment have to be?

Your home must be able to get this warm

There are even rules about how warm a room has to be. And it must be possible to maintain these temperatures in your rented apartment. In some cases, the landlord has to guarantee this all year round.

• in the living room a temperature of 20 degrees must be guaranteed. The same value then also applies to the bedroom and the kitchen to.
• The toilet and that bathroom are standardized by a slightly higher temperature. This has to do with the function as a wet room. The value is set at 22 degrees Celsius.
• It looks completely different in this regard with your hallway. This just has to offer you a pleasantly refreshing temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.
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• The landlord must guarantee these temperatures from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the evening. Otherwise are in your rental contract all special regulations noted. Take a look at your correspondence in this regard.


Minimum temperature in a rented apartment - what to do if it gets too cold

When the temperature outside drops in winter, everyone wants it in their home ...

• From midnight to 6 a.m., the temperature guidelines can then be reduced by up to three degrees.
• The room temperatures must not drop below 17 degrees Celsius, even in summer. Of course, this is only a valid guide value when the windows and doors are closed.
• You can of course modify these guidelines downwards. Maybe you'd prefer a cooler one bedroom rest.

Create comfortable temperatures in your rented apartment

To ensure that your rooms can get sufficiently warm, the rented apartment must have appropriate heating elements. In addition to the in-house heater You are of course free to create additional options in your rooms.

• The floor or central heating must be available to you with its function in cold times. Even in summer there can be cold fronts that demand the functionality of this heating system.
• With individual ovens, you can also bring your preferred temperature home. However, you will pay for the entire cost in procurement and maintenance.
• If the heating system fails, you should find your own heating option in the event of a prolonged failure. Since you have a right to quality of life, the landlord must then bear the costs.

When you get up, it should be warm enough accordingly. Otherwise you have to initiate a conversation with your landlord. Then you can secure the individual room temperature in your rented apartment.