During a top-level election campaign on rent issues, Bettina Jarasch, candidate from Bündnis 90/Die Grünen for the office of governing mayor, announced that she would implement the vote of the referendum “Expropriate German housing and co.” for the socialization of the holdings of large housing groups to want.
“Among the top candidates who have a real chance of becoming the next governing mayor, I am the only one who said that I seriously want to implement this law,” said Jarasch at the event. She also voted yes in the referendum.
But she wanted to avoid “just to be able to report completion now, to submit something that then fails. Because then socialization is dead for all time.” Finally, it was clear to everyone that the law would be sued before the constitutional court. “I only want to present such a law when I can be relatively sure that we have done everything to make it a legally secure law that would also stand up in court.” You can oblige them to that.
An appropriate amount of compensation will also play a role, said Jarasch. The country will not pay speculative prices. “But that must not be too low either, otherwise it will not stand up in court.” The most difficult question is to be able to prove that there are no milder means.
Rental cadastre as a prerequisite
In addition, Jarasch does not yet see all the prerequisites for a partnership law: “We need a rental register. You have to be able to identify and cluster these apartments and these buildings individually as a prerequisite for such a law.”
We expect them to prepare for socialization now!
Spokesman for the initiative “Deutsche Wohnen & Co. expropriate” in response to Jarasch’s statement.
Jarasch did not answer the question of whether she wanted to implement the Socialization Act in this legislative period. However, panellists from all parties were asked to give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to the question as follows: “When the Commission confirms again in its final report that socialization is possible, you will personally advocate that the legislative process begins this year?” Bettina Jarasch, Klaus Lederer (Die Linke) and Christian Gaebler (SPD) answered this question with yes. As expected, Stefan Evers (CDU) and Stefan Förster (FDP) answered no.
initiative calls for even more clarity
The press spokesman for the “Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen und Co.” initiative reacted immediately after the event: “Bettina Jarasch announced today that she wanted to draw up a socialization law. Nevertheless, she continues to hide behind the commission and requirements, such as an existing rent register. If Ms. Jarasch really wants to implement the referendum consistently, it is up to her to submit: Start tomorrow, Ms. Jarasch! We expect you to prepare for socialization now!”
While the SPD’s top candidate, Franziska Giffey, reiterated her already known rejection of an association law a few days ago, referring to her oath of office, Jarasch had taken a less clear position in the past. Only at the weekend, at the state party conference of the Greens, did she say whether there would be a socialization law in five or ten years, “no one can say seriously today.” Until then, it was “still a long way to go.”
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