Current landlord sharing tenant's private info

Dear TT readers
Yet again a Landylord/lady story.
My landlord contacted the company accommodation people here to inform them I had not paid my rent for Sept and a list of complaints. The rent was paid 7 days late. But for the last 19 months it was paid on time. Here the accommodation administrator called a team assistant and told them. Thank goodness the team assistant said it was not her business
The landlord also contacted my employer. They told me not to worry.

Now I have the chance of a new flat and they would like the address and phone number of my landlord and also the last salary statement (no problem there).When viewing I gave in the company address and made no mention of where I lived at present. I suppose a normal check and normally I would not be worried. However, as we have had running battles for over 1 year on everything from bins,street brushing and visitors and they just about everything, I feel I would lose the chance of the new flat.

It must be mentioned, they have not given me notice.
The point is isn't against the law to do what she has done?? And what about the check for the new flat. Can I get around this?

I very much doubt a current landlord will share info with a future landlord.

Apart from anything else, there is no benefit to the current landlord, so why would they bother?

I shouldn't worry.

Why do you ask, anyway? Either you'll get the flat, or you won't. Not much TT can do about it. Good luck.

point out to the landlady that the sooner you find a place, the sooner you're out of her hair, so she should be nice and say good things about you?

The fact is that they can ask, but don’t always do so. It depends a lot as to what the landlord is and where.

If your present landlord is a private person and the next place is also from private, then there is probably less chance of contact. If you live in one of the old-established towns around KA and move just a couple of streets away however, the chances that the old and new landlords know each other are obviously higher.

If you have got the new place through a housing association, bank, etc. then they might well ask the last landlord. Rental agencies and estate agents too, often provide landlords with detailed information about applicants. But you cannot be refused simply on the grounds of unproven allegations!

As to getting around the problem, I don’t have a good answer. Simply keep trying until you are accepted. Least complicated is from private to private without any middleman, as you speak personally to the landlord - and of course it is much cheaper.

BTW, the title „Immobilienmakler“ isn’t protected (any unqualified blockhead can call him/herself one) and not all will do only what is allowed!

HTH

Every (Immobilien)Makler in Germany needs an official concession ... according to § 34c GewO

bedarf der Erlaubnis der zuständigen Behörde ... Which basically means that they have to be registered with the local Landratsamt.Just like every other company