RechtGuide helps you check tenancy, employment and family law for free — no lawyer, no waiting, no account.
Check for free — instant result
Is your rent too high? Check whether the rent cap (§ 556d BGB) may be violated — and receive a free assessment.
Received a rent increase? Check the cap limit, notice period and rent index under § 558 BGB — with an instant result.
Check your service charge statement for formal errors and impermissible cost items — with an assessment and deadline countdown.
Received a termination notice? Check its validity under the German Employment Protection Act (KSchG) with a real-time countdown of the 3-week filing deadline.
Calculate your fair severance pay range, assess your negotiation position, and optimise the tax treatment (Fünftelregelung).
Calculate child and spousal maintenance according to the Düsseldorf Table 2025 — including hardship cases, shared custody and minimum subsistence.
3 steps to your legal assessment
Enter your details — address, floor area, income or dismissal date. The check is always free.
Receive your personal assessment instantly, based on official data sources.
Use your assessment — consult a tenants' association or lawyer if needed.
Trust through transparency and official data
Official rent indices, § BGB, Düsseldorf Table 2025
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Everything you need to know
Yes — the check and the result are always free. No hidden costs.
RechtGuide does not provide legal advice within the meaning of the German Legal Services Act (RDG). Our tools provide an informed assessment based on official sources. For complex cases, we recommend a tenants' association or a lawyer.
We do not collect personal data. Calculation parameters are recorded anonymously for quality assurance — never used for advertising or shared with third parties. Details in the privacy policy.
Rent Check covers 285+ cities with rent cap legislation, including Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Leipzig. The employment law tools (dismissal, severance, maintenance) apply nationwide.
Instantly — typically in under 60 seconds. No waiting time, no form, no initial consultation. Simply enter your data and read the result.
Our tools identify complex special cases (e.g. index-linked rent, social selection errors, maintenance hardship) and flag them specifically. In such cases we additionally recommend a specialist lawyer.
Yes — all tools are fully mobile-optimised and work on smartphones, tablets and desktops.
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