Overview
- Reports published June 23–24 say Manfred Bockelmann received an Eigenbedarfskündigung that forces him to leave his Schwabing apartment after 43 years.
- Bockelmann and his wife intend to move back to Carinthia, Austria, because they have not found a new place in Munich amid high rents and low vacancy.
- Legal commentary in the coverage cites German law §573 BGB, noting landlords may evict for personal use but that such claims are reviewed by courts and can sometimes be misused.
- The eviction comes as Bockelmann, now in his early 80s, recently donated a work to a Haus der Kunst auction and said the loss of his Munich home is painful for his life and work.
- The case highlights pressure on Munich’s tight rental market and signals why tenants and advocates urge close legal scrutiny of Eigenbedarf notices going forward.