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AfD must vacate Berlin offices by 2026: Court makes a surprising ruling!
The AfD must vacate its federal headquarters in Berlin-Reinickendorf by autumn 2026 after the court declared terminations without notice to be invalid.
AfD must vacate Berlin offices by 2026: Court makes a surprising ruling!
In autumn 2026, the federal office of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Berlin-Reinickendorf will have to finally close its doors. A ruling by the Berlin Regional Court has ensured a clear time frame, even if the circumstances that led to this result are anything but straightforward. The immediate termination by the owner company was declared unlawful, but the AfD still has to move out early because it violated the requirements of an election party that took place on February 23rd after the federal election, as the New Osnabrücker Zeitung reported.
The AfD's deputy federal spokesman, Kay Gottschalk, described the verdict as a success for the party because the immediate termination was not justified. Nevertheless, the move must take place. The original rental agreements, which ran until the end of 2027, provide for special termination rights, so that the AfD can plan to complete the move by the end of June 2026. The new goal is to find a federal office closer to the Reichstag, which could certainly benefit the AfD's political ambitions, Gottschalk continued.
An unexpected turn of events
Last week, a conciliatory negotiation between the AfD and the owner company that announced the termination failed. The reasons for the termination included, among other things, the unauthorized use of the inner courtyard and the illumination of the facade with the AfD logo during the election party, which were not regulated in the rental agreement. These decisions meant that the AfD was able to take legal action against the termination. The court made it clear that the ownership company had not given any warning in advance, which made the termination without notice ineffective.
It turns out that dealing with the tenancy agreement between the AfD and the owner company was not without challenges. The AfD has been renting the federal office since 2022 and is now once again asked to prove that it will continue to have a good hand at finding suitable premises in the future.
Political landscape and housing policy
But views on housing vary widely across political parties. While the CDU and the FDP other parties like that are pushing the focus on reducing bureaucracy and modernization left or the Greens stricter rent regulations. It is clear that there is a race going on here for the best solutions to rising rents and the shortage of living space.