Investor displaces pensioners: drama around Manfred Moslehner in Berlin

Investor displaces pensioners: drama around Manfred Moslehner in Berlin

In the district court of Wedding, almost 50 people gather, including friends, neighbors and journalists, to pursue the trial against 84-year-old Manfred Moslehner. After almost 14 years of fight, this is to be driven out of his parents' house, since the investor who acquired the settlement in Berlin-Reinickendorf is urging modernization and profitable resale. The tenants, including Manne, are leaning against the rising rents, whereupon a clarification law was submitted.

The investor bought the settlement in 2010 and planned expensive modernizations, while the tenants have lived there at favorable conditions since the 1920s. Manfred Moslehner, a former machine locksmith with a low pension, refused to accept the required modernization measures for fear of losing his home. The judge who heads the evacuation procedure shows understanding for the tenants and questions the need for a judgment.

The investor's judiciary requests a legal decision because the topic has been discussed for a decade. Implementation apartments nearby were offered, but was rejected by Manfred Moslehner. The judge inquires about his willingness to leave the house, whereupon Manne explains that he has no other choice. It is pointed out that a member of the Bundestag could intervene to find a solution before the verdict is announced.