Illegal residential use at Moosstraße 56-58 finished: Authorities begin with evacuation

Illegal residential use at Moosstraße 56-58 finished: Authorities begin with evacuation
The illegally used residential containers at Moosstraße 56-58 in Niederschöneweide were cleared by employees of the social and regulatory office, the construction and housing supervision and the civil police on Wednesday morning. People have been housed in the provisional accommodations for about two years, including those with negative Schufa entries and people who had difficulties on the normal housing market. There were also children in the residential containers. In February the Berlin administrative court decided that the container parks in Moosstrasse are illegal.
On Wednesday morning, every door was knocked on, and a total of five people were found in four residential units, reports the district office. With packed pockets, a person left the property independently and without further support. Four people, on the other hand, took advantage of the "Social Housing Aid" specialist office and were able to get accommodation immediately.
So far, about 50 people and several children have lived on the property and paid around 500 euros per month for almost 18 square meters without a kitchen or bathroom. Ulrich Ziegler, the owner of the site and operator of another container village at the S-Bahn station Grünau, describes both projects as a "social-alternative residential projects". However, he has passed the six -month evacuation period, whereupon the district office imposed a total of 40,000 euros and initiated legal steps.At the beginning of the year, the Berlin administrative court confirmed the sub-usage for residential purposes to the district office Treptow-Köpenick, and the Higher Administrative Court also approved in June. Shortly afterwards the office published a general order and set the evacuation for July 20th.
In the meantime, several tenants were able to move into their own apartments with the support of social institutions. The district councilors Claudia Leistner (Greens) and Carolin Weingart (left) have had numerous discussions with Berlin's housing associations to enable this.
A total of 18 rental contracts for around 30 people have already been concluded, according to the district office. Three people have found accommodation in sponsoring apartments, i.e. apartments with concrete care by the bondwo. A long -term solution is also being sought for them.