How are rent payments calculated?

Under point 4 in your contract you will find information about your first and last rent payments. These calculations apply in Germany:

If your lease starts before the 15th day of a month, the pro rata rent of the first month is due as mentioned in §4.1.

Example: If your contract starts on 07/05, your first rent payment consists of the remaining 25 days of May (07/05 - 31/05).

If your contract starts after the 15th day of a month, your first rent payment will include the pro rata rent for the remaining days of the started month as well as the total rent of the following month.

Example: If your contract starts on 16/05, your first rent payment consists of the remaining 16 days of May and the monthly rent of June (16/05 - 30/06).

The same applies to the last rent payment. 

If your lease ends before the 15th day of a month, the remaining days of the last month will be included in the rent payment of the previous month.

Example: If your contract ends on 07/05, your last rent payment is due at the end of March and includes the entire monthly rent of April plus the 7 days from May (01/04 to 07/05).

If your contract ends after the 15th of a month, the rent payment will not be added to the previous month and will be due at the end of the previous month.

Example: If your contract ends on 16/05, your last rent consists only of the days of May (01/05 - 16/05) and is due at the end of April, at the latest on the 3rd working day in May.